Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Novel) Vol. 2 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

9 reviews

megs_booknook's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault

booksbutmakeitgay's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

paradicsomleves's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

stupidwittlebaby's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

spaceoctopi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Body horror, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

pineapple_queen's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence

levtolstoy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

vigil's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i appreciated the pacing in this book much more, especially in where it chose to end, feeling more like a natural cliffhanger ending rather than the previous one, which felt anti-climatic and abrupt. it takes the same satirical tone throughout as the first one, and still continues to play with and subvert popular danmei tropes (while unfortunately falling prey to others, namely some possible misogyny, though the book does mildly critique misogynistic tropes. mildly.) 

this entry found it's footing much easier than the other, likely because the novels are one book split up. still, if you enjoyed the first one, and don't mind an unideal romance (and if you don't.... why are you here and how did you get this far lol) you'll definitely enjoy this one.

naturally, due to the horrific working conditions the seven sea's workers were forced to endure, translation issues abound. it doesn't affect the story itself clarity wise, but odd or missing punctuation and jokes that don't land very well aren't unusual. (though that is often due to me being unfamiliar with the cultural references or turns of phrases and it being explained to me after the fact.) hopefully with the official recognition of the seven sea's union, later volumes will be better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

illiteratenerd's review

adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship