Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Scarred by Emily McIntire

51 reviews

bnhunt's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Possibly 2.5 stars rounded up. I listened to the audiobook for some horrible reason. I should’ve known better after Hooked that this one shouldn’t be listened to, especially not in public. I absolutely LOVE the Lion King. It’s one of my favorite Disney movies of all time so I was excited to see Scarred was (loosely) based on that. This just fell short for me. Tristan (aka Scar) is supposed to have this bad boy thrill about him but he is a sick, petty man and I just didn’t find him attractive at all. The writing was great but the “love story” just can’t be described that at all. It’s a lust story at best and even that is just really effed up. There’s no love story build up between Sara and Tristan meeting and somehow ending up in the smutty scenes between them. It just fell flat for me. Maybe I liked Hooked better since it was based in current timelines rather than mid-evil times like this one. I’d read more in this series but I don’t think I’m going to have as high of expectations like I did for this one.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

mrsklwilson13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ladybeez's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Oh. My god.
This book is based on Disney’s classic The Lion King which is a furry version of Hamlet. This book is a bastardization of both with gratuitous violence and death. 

“But it’s a dark romance!,” you say. “It’s supposed to be fucked up!” You say. 

There was no real romance to this. Tristan is pathetic and kills people to deal with it. Sara is a pawn who kills people because she thinks she’s going to get revenge.

But then after they murder everyone and sacrifice their followers that, at least Tristan, look down on in disgust, Tristan gives the thrown to Simon? In what world does that power hungry miserable sod give up a kingdom that he convinced everyone that he didn’t burn down.

Anyway, I’m all for a red flag hero, but good LORD, this man had no redeeming qualities. Apparently he was good at sec, but she was a virgin, so she doesn’t know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Classism

jordyyy101's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

milliethomsen's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

good plot too much smut

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

sm1leybri's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

the_localbookworm's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

4.0

Disturbed but in a good way, I guess? I made the mistake (or good decision?) of listening to the audio of this one. The male audiobook reader is PHENOMENAL but the FMC voice took some getting used to. If fire is your thing, you might be into this one. The Lion King tie-in is the best touch. Make it extremely explicit and dark and that about sums up this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

cristina_reading24's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and Abortion

bgarske's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The sex is great, but takes a while to get there.
The twists!
Most importantly, the love is so, so beautifully written. Honestly, all the emotions are beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

No rape