Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

14 reviews

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

I thought it was alright, it was very slow and I feel as though I couldn’t understand how the characters fell for each other. It definitely c/m gave me 1870s version of twilight. I didn’t feel their connection at all. At least until the last few chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

alizasminilibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

As a lover of The Originals, Twilight and Historical Fiction, The Beautiful checked all of my boxes. While this was the first novel in the series it sucked me in and sets up well for the continuation for the next book.

While there are still so many unanswered questions, which are all annotated in my book, I thoroughly enjoyed being able to put the pieces together as more and more was revealed. Even the main character, Celine, has secrets that are not spelled out until later on into the series.

The characters that we meet such as Bastien and Odette are intriguing. While we only see a few of them on a regular basis, it is hard to not notice the love and loyalty they share.

I immediately started the next book in the series and I cannot wait to share my thought on that one too!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

takarakei's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

The beginning of this was very interesting, but it kinda lost me in the middle. I've heard book 2 is much better so I might continue on audio.

did w/ audio narration which was  good

🌶️3/5 from what I remember it was open door but not overly descriptive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Racism

bookishromantics's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

Minor: Racial slurs

allyordyna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

Woah. Blew twilight out of the water, I must say.🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

starlessnights's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

emma2578's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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

4.0

I absolutely loved the atmosphere of New Orleans, the author did an amazing job of romanticizing the city through description. Celine was an amazing strong headed lead character, I often found myself admiring her wits throughout the novel. As for the romance, I prefer Micheal over Bastien, but I can see why so many people would disagree. The antagonist was compelling, and left me shocked during his reveal. Overall I really enjoyed this book, and look forward to reading the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

stormywolf's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

 Audiobook Read by Lauren Ezzo
Unabridged Length: 13.2 Hours
Listened at 2x Speed

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, I have no complaints. A stellar narration, nailing tons of accents and emotions, was enough to put this production in my recommendations, to say nothing of its value as a pronunciation guide. With the emoting, especially in horror and action scenes, the volume and speed of reading does go up a bit, so that's something to keep in mind if you're not reading along, or at an increased playback speed. But if you're looking for an audio that offers a solid voice performance, this one should definitely be on your short list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

princess_azula's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape