Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

64 reviews

thewellbitch'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

 3 stars - This was a wild ride. I purchased it because I had seen it recommended in horror book lists, but it started out as some narco/crime novel so I was disappointed. But then we get bits of horror and I was like whoa. Some parts were very good (and disturbing), but having lived in cities where cartel violence is/was rampant I really do not enjoy it as the central part of books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, and Drug abuse

leahrosereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Devil Takes You Home was gritty, heart wrenching, disturbing, and so fucking interesting.  It's going to sound weird, but I savored this story, sat with it for days longer than it normally takes me, and still, even as it ended, I wanted more.

Not because this story wasn't told to fruition, because it was, and spectacularly so, but because I'm absolutely unhingedly intrigued by the bits of supernatural we saw.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: Transphobia

englethebert's review against another edition

dark tense

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

3.5

Plods along in the middle but starts and ends strong. Characters are despicable interesting in their actions and interactions with one another, but struggle with internal growth

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Deportation

Minor: Addiction and Infidelity

ferns80's review against another edition

This book started off quite grim but about a third the way through there was a scene which I started reading and couldn't get through. Thought it was going to be more of a thriller but there were some more horror elements for me. I love horror but certain things I don't like and this included it so didn't finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 Maybe not my genre but I really did not enjoy this. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

sofiacis_7's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, and Murder

kmaron's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Murder

kdwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

questionablereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

Dark and captivating story that follows Mario, a man who has dealt with unbelievable tragedy and battles that sadness with bad decision making, while also being hyper aware of that fact. I felt for Mario, hell, I cried for Mario. This book made me feel everything and I loved the Spanglish and Puerto Rican culture woven within the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

cberbette's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Transphobia and Suicide attempt