Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

45 reviews

unremi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Just an easy read, however Not Even Bones has great imagery and perfect execution to enjoy the reading. I was captivated the entire story. Loved the short chapters as well. (8-10 pages a chapter)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Comes in graphic novel version on WEBTOON! Also first book of a series

_sara_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Trafficking, and Murder

forestatthesea's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

flamingostrikes's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

tanpopo's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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: Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

ashley_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

There's definitely something interesting here, but I found the writing to be a bit too juvenile to really dive in. The characters have a decent amount of nuance, and the general plot is pretty cool. I have to admit the level of gore and physical violence is a bit shocking and can be a little much at times, which also affected my enjoyment - though I also kind of appreciate the author really going there with certain situations. Despite my mild feelings about the first book, I will most likely check out the rest as this book lands on a pretty significant cliffhanger!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Murder

gracie_gray's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use and Fire/Fire injury

f1utterby3's review against another edition

4.5

I'm a huge fan of the "Not Even Bones" Webtoon series and decided to read the original book series since I'm so impatient over the updates. 

"Not Even Bones" is such a fun read. It'll leave you squeamish over descriptions of torture and dissection, having you questioning your moral compass, and cheering for a protagonist that makes some seriously questionable decisions. I will say that some of the prose felt repetitive at times (i.e., Nita's near-constant fantasising about dissecting people), but it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture and Murder

codyemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

ccryptid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, and Stalking