Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Kill Order by Tate James

9 reviews

bookintrovert's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Ok, the twist was a little predictable once you understood who Mo’s character is but you don’t read Tate James for explosive plot. The mile-high club scene was a little rushed, especially considering what was going on amongst the trio. 

I don’t think we needed the whole Leon getting sick bit, it felt forced and like it wasn’t actually plot relevant.

Also thank fuck Danny didn’t end up in some motherhood role, not every woman wants to have children. 
At the end of the day, the smut wins Tate points. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, and Murder

alli_the_bookaholic13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Gun being used as a sexual toy Consensual sex while the other party is asleep

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, and Murder

psyched_np's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dreamerfromthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

4.5-5 (still debating)

It was the epic conclusion we’ve been waiting for. The Guild has been a wild ride with twists, turns, and Tate classic filthy smut.

Overall I really loved this story, but what really killed me was one of the final plot twists towards the end. It was a twist I didn’t see coming and I didn’t want to believe it, but here we are.

It goes to show that every character in this particular series is not 100% good. Every one of them has a dark side, even if I didn’t expect them too.

I loved the growth of the throuple — Danny, Kai, and Leon. Their smut was fantastic, but I enjoyed more of their softer moments together. I would honestly read a whole novella of the three being domestic.

The final chapters came full circle (…pun might be intended 👀). It was a satisfying ending, but I am going to miss these three a lot. I know they’ll make cameos here and there, but i loved getting to know them over the past year.

The Guild and Hades are tied as my favorite series by Tate. But I’m so excited to see what Tate has next in store for the Shadowgrove Universe ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Child death