Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

7 reviews

opalbookwyrm's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Content Warnings: mentioned/implied sexual assault (past), violence, gore, mental abuse, torture, physical abuse, morally grey characters, body horror
Spiciness: 2 Chilis (Steam - No Clothes, Fade-to-Black)
Tropes:

All Myths Are True, Magic Realism, Magical Society, The Unmasqued World, The World IS Not Ready, Post-Modern Magik, Benevolent Monsters, Blue-Collar Warlock, Cute Monster Girl, The Fair Folk, Wainscot Society, Fur Against Fang, Gods Need Prayers Badly, Human Disguise, Modernized God, Occult Detective, Our Monsters Are Different, Unfazed Everyman, Working-Class Werewolves, I See Dead People, Paranormal Mundane Item, Cursed Item, Fantastic Racism

The Mercyverse is one of the best urban fantasy settings I've ever read. From worldbuilding to character development, everything blends together nicely and always leaves me wanting more.

In Soul Taken, Mercy must solve a mystery involving missing persons, when suddenly murders relating to an urban legend begin to appear. With bad publicity aimed at the Pack, it is even more important to get things resolved quickly. Mercy has to dig deep inside herself and learn quickly on her feet before things get really nasty.

Cons: It feels like there's no time for Mercy (or the reader) to breathe. With plot points piling onto the character's shoulders, the tension in my own got worse. (In hindsight, this was probably done intentionally, but still.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Body horror, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Confinement

healingtothemax's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

temporaryspell's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

This book gave a lot of information without real consequences for the overall story.
While the background for a few of long standing side characters is given, it does not have any immediate impact. The Big Bad helps with the resolution. 

Even the part with Zee is a non issue because she just never stops trusting him deep down.

So overall I was bored, if happy to see some character I liked again (and starting to dislike some who never learn 

yes you Mercy and you Adam

).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Gore

Minor: Blood and Sexual assault

meereswogen's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

literaryintersections's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I always love Mercy Thompson books and the latest installment is no different. Briggs just keeps delivering. 

My only question is where do you go now? This is book # I don’t even know and I’m not quite sure how Briggs will wrap this up. But I think I am ready. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

kloughlin's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Stalking, Cursing, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

es_ella's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death