Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

31 reviews

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

cptnstphy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

Reading about how Jasper handled James absolutely delighted me. Not only are his talents much more complex and powerful than Bella had ever known (cloaking himself in “boredom” as a disguise until the final moment) (cool as fuck), he was just so necessary for Edward’s sanity as they drove to the ballet studio. The way he forced calm on Edward via gentle touch to the back of the neck felt so caring and brotherly to me. So special. Jasper’s my new favourite, so underrated. Really cool to hear Alice’s planning too, how she thinks ahead and rearranges everything perfectly in her mind and props before it takes place. I also loved hearing right from the source how Edward’s life changed and how he felt happiness for the first time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Kidnapping

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Much more interesting than twilight. Now I wish the whole series had been in Edward’s POV.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Even though I’ve read Twilight and knew what was going to happen, this was enough of a new book that I thoroughly enjoyed all 817 pages. You do get stuck in Edward's head a lot which made me flip back to see if this was something that was actually happening or just in his thoughts or Alice’s predictions. But being able to read this story from Edward’s POV was very entertaining and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Medical content, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

things100's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

Loved how this book is clearly made for Stephanie’s grown up fans and how it fills in some of the plot questions from the first movie. I loved Edwards perspective almost made me reread the entire series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture and Stalking

wallflovver's review against another edition

reflective tense

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

3.0

i really enjoyed getting the extra lore, history and scenes missed out in bella's account.

edward's relationship with the olympic coven is by far the biggest seller on this book for me

the biggest drawback is the insanely slow pace, i don't see myself reading this a second time and im a big rereader! this book took so long to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Gaslighting

unloveliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-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? Yes

3.5

Though a great addition to the saga, Edwards constant self loathing becomes tedious. Overall though a good read, took some time to gain progress as it's slow to start. Having not read the books since 2010, the return to the twilight universe was nostalgic and warm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

determinationss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

devastatingly heartbreaking, this retells the beloved twilight from bella’s morbid lovers pov.

despite my distaste for the author, and the lack of diversity throughout the entire series, i would love more books from edwards pov.

however, i did not enjoy attempting to figure out what was new and what was originally in twilight. in addition, i find edward unbearably irritating. i found myself attempting not to bang my head against the wall every time he mentioned how bella’s soul was condemned to hell. and let’s not gloss over the pomegranate metaphor. i enjoyed the first few times it was brought up but someone teach miss steph that she doesn’t have to mention it 1,000 times for me to understand it.

overall a 3.5, parts were confusing, it took me forever to finish and in the end i still would love to punch edward in the face.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

h_cornwell's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Really well written, so cleverly done. She adds so much to the original story without it feeling repetitive at all. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Violence