Reviews tagging 'Gore'

She Started It by Sian Gilbert

14 reviews

kaylamoran's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Very predictable, none of the twists were shocking at all.  And none of the characters were likeable so there was no one to root for.  Pay attention to trigger warnings on this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

erinmichele_reads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Excrement

amanda_mh's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

That was a good book! I wasn’t sure at first and then the twisted nature of all these women hooked me it kinda felt like people on a reality show.  I liked how we slowly got pieces of the past and as things were revealed in the present. Some very intense and shocking moments, not a book I’d usually pick up but it was an option for BOTM so thought why not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bleusbookblog's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I hate to be brutally honest but I did not enjoy this book. The characters were horribly unlikable and frankly annoying. I figured out the twist at 198 pages and it wasn’t that exciting. The only part that evoked an emotional response from me was about 3 sentences long. The writing was great. I will not deny that there was talent. The story was just not there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse

hliaugaudas's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.75

Ooh this was good! A bunch of high school friends get invited to the wedding of a girl they used to pick on. They go because it’s a free fancy trip to an island. 

Things go wrong and murderous almost immediately! I kinda had some thoughts about who did it. But I was only half right! 

Worth a read. A good thriller! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ewitsemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Excrement

jennabeck13's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

She Started It by Sian Gilbert

⭐️⭐️ (2/5)

Genre: Thriller

About 340 pages

Poppy was relentlessly bullied by four girls (Esther, Chloe, Tanya, and Annabel) while in school. We’re talking recurring verbal attacks and malicious pranks…. So these four are quite surprised when they get an invitation from Poppy to a private island in the Bahamas for her bachelorette party. Their gut reactions are: “Why did she invite us?” and “Why would we go?” but the fact that Poppy is covering all the costs of this first-class trip makes them reconsider. So that’s how they end up on Deadman’s Bay. Albeit beautiful, the island is more remote than they expected, and Poppy is completely different than they remember. With hesitation, the four proceed with the trip…. A decision they may come to regret as it becomes clear that Poppy has ulterior motives and not everyone will make it out alive.

This one missed the mark for me…. It felt like a mix of And Then There Were None and Daisy Darker (both of which I loved), but not as well done. It was very similar to Daisy Darker which made it easy for me to figure out who was responsible. The characters were all unlikable but I will admit they had some good banter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

marpaige's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, and Toxic friendship

cameron_bennett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Suicide