Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

11 reviews

kimveach's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It's a good thriller - especially on audio.  The different British accents brought life to these characters that I would have missed reading in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Self harm, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Classism, Infertility, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Blood, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

writer_egreene's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Drug use, Murder, Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Gore, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Self harm

bornachoker's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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There's an addictive quality to Lucy Foley's thrillers, and this one was no exception. Somehow I hated the characters while simultaneously feeling sorry for them - especially Miranda. Although I started the book hoping she was the one who died, I ended it wishing that she had had the chance to build a new life for herself. I also appreciated how neatly the various storylines tied together, it made for a really satisfying resolution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Classism, Cursing, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Violence, and War

Moderate: Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Drug abuse

katieav's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I found this to be a very enjoyable read. While I wasn’t surprised by most of the revelations in the book, I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad thing. I was disappointed in the

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drug revelation as I thought that was kind of anti climatic and that we didn’t know who “the boss” was-I half expected it to be someone they all knew!

but I don’t think it made the book not worth a read. While I appreciate that the flaws were important to the book-the constant focus on the women’s physical descriptions did make me roll my eyes. This was also a very descriptive and gory book I think could make it very difficult for some people to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Body shaming, War, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Murder, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Fatphobia, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Classism

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Infidelity, and Infertility

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

wow, so good. i loved the familiarity of each of the narrators, like they were ranting to me about their histories and issues. it had great pacing and writing and a riveting story, had me guessing at every turn but still provided a dramatic ending. i loved how the lodge employees were treated as entirely human and noteworthy despite being less glamorous than the guests. everyone is a grotesque character and it was fascinating to see them alternate between unraveling spectacularly and finding some kind of redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Child death, Drug use, Gore, Pregnancy, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia

wildlifelane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Outing, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rotatinglibrary's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Child death, and Confinement

PTSD, humiliation, war,

amarchetta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

I really disliked the author’s voice. The writing was too slangy for me. I do always like a good twist, but I actually predicted it (which I haven’t done in all my Agatha Christie reading). Disappointed by this one because I enjoyed her newer novel
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia and Infertility