Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

#murdertrending by Gretchen McNeil

2 reviews

skullotonin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? No

4.75

lot of twists and turns. would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, War, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

it's....... very....... gory............

cheye13's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was fun but I wish there had been... more of it? Like I wished it pushed a little further, got a little more cerebreal. I went into the book with very low expectations, but the exposition was structured so well that I expected a better payoff. I think the "dark comedy" angle really washed out any kind of significant effect or takeaway and I didn't really view it as "comedy" any more than absurdism.

The action and violence was entertaining and the premise was original, but with the level of intrigue in the initial setup, I wanted more of a plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Most of the content is genre-standard, but the portrayal of villains as "psychopaths" or "sociopaths" could be inaccurate and harmful