Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain

13 reviews

kitfkat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Violence

laneysix's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dark and Shallow Lies by Ginny Myers Sain was an interesting and compelling take on a classic thriller. I loved that these characters has psychic abilities, and while I was afraid this could get away from the author, this story ends up being incredibly tight. Nothing feels forced or out of place, at least not to me. I was really drawn to this book because of the cover, and the story itself was just as intriguing. I love that this is set in such a small town, and though I found the beginning a tad overwhelming with so many characters, it was quick to fall into its pace and orient the reader. I think that the important characters are flushed out enough so that their motivations make sense, but not so much so that you get bogged down in the details of each character. I think the dialog was well done, and while I do hate phonetic spellings, this was handled really well for the context. Overall, this was certainly worth the read. I’m so glad I was able to grab a copy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, and Death

powellki's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I enjoyed the premise of this book, I enjoyed the beginning mystery. I wanted to know what had happened to Elora as badly as Grey did. There were a few twists and turns in the book I didn't see coming, especially the last hour of the audiobook. I am very disappointed with the ending because it turned into a very twisted love triangle (that had been hinted at throughout the book), and ends with the unnecessary death of multiple characters. I was also unhappy with the epilogue because it ends ambiguously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Medical trauma, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

queencariad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Okay, overall? A good read. I absolutely ADORED the setting. The Louisiana weather, the eerie atmosphere, everyone’s specific abilities…

I did wish the cast of characters was more exploited and developed, though! We had some solid basis for an epic, intriguing ensemble cast and they ended up more like side characters— like noise in the background, even.

Except for Hart and Evie, which I didn’t like much. Especially Hart, who was insufferable.

I had rightly guessed the ending around halfway through the book, and when it comes to the twists and explanations, I wished it was more shown that just told. A lot of the book relied on hearsay, and that’s my main criticism.

I still had a very good time, mostly thanks to the vibes and atmosphere of it all. Also, those last 10-15% that makes you think “wow, everyone in this place is really crazy!” 

There is just something about small, isolated and twisted towns. And bittersweet endings.

Solid 3.75 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Suicide, and Self harm

rediswriting's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Stalking, and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

rayneyisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Vomit, Child death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Gun violence

cbbyles07's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

Very descriptive regarding hurricane, hurricane prep (may be triggering for someone that has weather related Phobias)

_rowan_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Suicide, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts

pich's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

i liked the atmosphere that was created throughout the book, but thought zale would have a “”bigger”” role in the story—an interesting read nonetheless! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder