Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson

75 reviews

rosietoesies's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

bookishperseus's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Deportation

littlered1110's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

lucyrudd's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

carterlovestowrite's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death and Body shaming

bboyshow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

It's so much better than it's predecessor! So good and thrilling! I was on the verge of tears in the end! A must recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

schmutzanna's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Blood

Minor: Chronic illness, Drug use, Rape, Grief, and Stalking

nele_281's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing and Car accident

bo0k_wh0re's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

love as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

sharg's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book was probably my least favourite in the series but was definitely worth reading. Make sure you read Good Girl , Bad Blood before reading As Good As Dead, otherwise you won’t understand many references in As Good As Dead.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder