Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

19 reviews

stephvt22's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.75

It wasn't great by any means, kind of predictable, almost to the levels of "comedy horror", but having said that I was definitely drawn in by it and read it in a day. 

Josie is a boss, would be friends with 10/10. Probably wouldn't read again though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, and Murder

b_lownds127's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.25

This was one of the most absurd things I have ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nicolinebl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I've had such a reader's block for the last couple of months and picking up this book definitely solved the problem. It was a quick read because of how incredibly terrifyingly thrilling it was. It picks up a bit slow but has enough spookiness to make you anxious reading it at night and then the real scariness begins. Wonderful writing and very real characters. My only issue with the book is

the decision of them to keep going after their big fight and since they were very anxious about bears and murderers I would have definitely decided to return home. But yeah, that would be a boring horror book I guess. Plus the shared trauma has definitely helped forget the fight and strengthen their friendship. I do think they need at least a gap year for therapy before they do anything else though. Oh, and I wasn't a big fan of the serial killers, they felt a bit too much I guess. Not fully believable but definitely disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jessi_chelsea04's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

The actual friendship of the two constantly contradicts what we're told, and it is constantly tense from the first chapter, it didn't let up. It was just slow to read and I personally didn't enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Mental illness and Vomit

criticalbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishgoob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

starrygoldeneyes's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alexis_nicole's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Torture

princess_starr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder