Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

57 reviews

dorin_d's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

a light horror novel that was fun for the spooky season. i didn’t feel that the main character had any strong character development and i wasn’t impressed by the mother’s sudden change of interest in her daughter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

queeerlybeloved's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

a GREAT spooky season read!
this is the first audiobook i've listened to for a full length novel i haven't read in print before listening, and it honestly wasn't too bad!! i was able to follow along better than expected. 

this book was so creepy!! so spooky!! it was so interesting to "read" about satanism and satanic cults and the ways that those in the religion behave. i was on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen to Vesper next. it was pretty graphic and gory, but i don't mind graphic! i'm also not usually a horror reader, especially if it doesn't have much (or any) romance, but i enjoyed it for the most part!

the reason i gave it 4.5 instead of 5 stars is just because it's not my favorite thing when the horror of a story is cult related. i just don't find cults scary, so i was a little bummed when the scary part of the book was that her family was Actually a satanic cult. but it was spooky and creepy for sure!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Medical content

martinjen98's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

bbalcom4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

savshelfinger's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

This was a miss for me; I thought the characters were flat and was expecting a much more thoroughly developed depiction of religious and family trauma. 

It read like YA fiction and didn’t really do much with its major themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual harassment

sadgirlsidney's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Although I did guess certain information before it was confirmed this was still a very fun book. And definitely relatable to those of us that are black sheeps in our own family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

rebelkel's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore

kayceeisbookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

A fast read regarding growing into adulthood, family vs. the individual, and faith-based struggles. I loved how the author had us in the dark with the MC for most of the book. Added lots of suspense and needed tension. Ate this book up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kylieqrada's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Rachel Harrison strikes the perfect balance between darkly humorous and creepy as hell. 👏

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment