Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

32 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Death, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

gracie_gray's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Drug use

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Torture, Violence, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

f1utterby3's review against another edition

4.5

I'm a huge fan of the "Not Even Bones" Webtoon series and decided to read the original book series since I'm so impatient over the updates. 

"Not Even Bones" is such a fun read. It'll leave you squeamish over descriptions of torture and dissection, having you questioning your moral compass, and cheering for a protagonist that makes some seriously questionable decisions. I will say that some of the prose felt repetitive at times (i.e., Nita's near-constant fantasising about dissecting people), but it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Torture

codyemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Slavery, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

ccryptid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Gore, Confinement, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery, Stalking, and Pedophilia

brandilovesbooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Be warned,  the ending is a cliffhanger.  

Nita dissects unnaturals.  She focuses on her task and not how the bodies got to her take.   When she is brought a live boy, she has a case of  Morals.  

After helping the boy escape,  Nita finds herself a prisoner.  She is about to have her body parts sold to the highest bidder. 

Nita learns that she is willing to cross many lines in the fight to get her freedom.   Exactly what separates a monster from a good person.

Not Even Bones is a fanatic read.   It is rather gory,  so not recommended for the squeemish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

noceur's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i hadn't heard about this book before going into it but it was really good. I loved the characters and the world. It wasn't really disturbing to me but i have read other people's comments so i would suggest looking up the trigger warnings if you're interested. To be honest it's not really a speacial book like the writing and the world-building was pretty simple but it was fun to read and it kept me hooked, the story was interesting. Also that cliffhanger in the end, looking forward to the second book  :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Torture, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Cannibalism

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

r3ader's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Stalking, Abandonment, and Child abuse

skylar_river's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Gun violence