Reviews tagging 'Rape'

No Exit: Diese Nacht überlebst du nicht by Taylor Adams

34 reviews

kingcrookback's review against another edition

dark 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

I read this based off a recommendation from a friend, and I am so glad I trusted her.

Is this one of those books I'm going to think about for the rest of my life? No. But I really enjoyed this. It pulled me out the reading slump I could feel myself sliding into. The way Adams structured the tension within scenes and chapter to chapter kept pulling me along for the ride, it was almost beyond me to put my e-reader down. I will admit that the number of times where something that was planted in an earlier scene paid off perfectly later does strain credulity sometimes. But honestly, I'd rather that than twists thrown in for shock value, so I didn't mind all that much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Trafficking, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Vomit

xlipkins's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Confinement, and Torture

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Trafficking, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Rape

sosocrafty'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Rape, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, and Animal death

mel_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Rape, Racism, and Trafficking

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, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

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

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

This book uses the n + r slurs both once.

rattgurl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: Violence, Torture, Blood, Gun violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

hscreechh'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Trafficking, Murder, and Gun violence

seena's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed all of the characters and each of their motivations. Even though I hate Ashley, his character was still very intriguing and really well written. I loved the multiple perspectives and it really added to the atmosphere of the book. I recommend this to anyone who wants a really good, single title, quick read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Trafficking, and Rape

ellenlemon'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? It's complicated

3.25

Parts I liked, parts I didn’t. It was also more of a horror, survivalist, almost slasher like at times rather than a thriller!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Rape

texas_reznikoff'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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