Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

No Exit by Taylor Adams

40 reviews

michelle_my_belle's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a very fast paced, action packed thriller. It leaned a little too far into horror for my tastes and contained a lot of graphic violence. I will say, it was a very compelling story and I continued reading wanting to find out what happened, so it was definitely successful in drawing me in and building suspense. Overall, it just wasn’t really for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Cancer

mmarquis1158's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I was on the edge of my seat for the entire read. I never knew what to expect next which kept me engaged throughout. My only complaint is that there were a few scenes that felt a little unnecessary drawn out and I was anxious for it to just move along (ex: a really long and descriptive scene of running/chasing). Other than that, this was an exciting read. It was chilling, intriguing, and had me surprised all the way to the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Vomit, Trafficking, and Death of parent

biblio_millie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

At one point last year I got so stressed reading this that I had to put it down so I’ve only just finished it. My only real gripe was that the child didn’t really read like a child. Apart from the occasional line where I was like yeah a 7 year old might say this, I kind of kept imagining her as maybe 11 or 12. Otherwise very enthralling and I really enjoyed it. Lots of possible triggers, more than I normally find in a book like this, I’m glad mine didn’t come up but I was very lucky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

mizmanderz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Chronic illness and Vomit

michaelawatkins's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Alcohol

rawrsoobin's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I need to start taking reviews with a grain of salt because they always set my expectations too high. That being said, this was still a good thriller.

I couldn't stand Darby at first, but I found myself warming up to her towards the halfway point before fully loving her character by the end. With the rest of the cast, I couldn't decide if I hated or loved them. There aren't many side characters : aside from Darby, we have five other distinctive characters.

As for the culprit

(in this case : one of the culprits, Ashley)

... I found myself fully enraptured by them. Their motive, their point of view, the way they spoke.. I couldn't help but find myself being manipulated by them. By the end, I was as smitten with them as they were with Darby. For sure one of my favorite antagonists of any book.

So many twists and turns, I wouldn't say this book had me on the edge of my seat, but it certainly had me sitting up straight. Every time I thought this book was going to end, that Darby and this little girl, Jay, were going to escape, 'No Exit' would toss that hope aside and shoot me with a nail gun. I would groan and in the words of our villain, say "oh, come on."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Torture, and Vomit

This book uses the n + r slurs both once.

allison_elaine's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Trafficking, and Death of parent

ellisofia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail