Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

A corrente by Adrian McKinty

8 reviews

gwenswoons's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy fuck this was so good. It’s been a while since I have read a thriller so totally addictive and masterfully crafted and I could NOT get enough. This was in the category of The Last Housewife and others like that for me, just totally gripping faves I will remember for a long time! I found myself listening to it for hours at home — I’m usually an audiobook reader on my  drives to commute to and from work, and on regular longer drives in and out of town, so when I can’t stop listening even at home I know I’m totally absorbed.

I’m so impressed by a book that both makes its characters do terrible things and makes us root for them anyway. The villain characters are SO FUN in addition to being monstrous and I thought all of the self-referential philosophical and academic nuggets just added to the humor.

January LaVoy is completely amazing narrating the audio — I have loved her work many times before but the disguised voice and all the different characters in this one were SO great and so scary.

It’s so fantastic and also truly grisly. Every possible trigger warning.

I saw some of the turns coming (not way far away, and not in an unpleasant way) but still was TOTALLY thrilled at the dénouement (like, a package got delivered and my dog started barking and I almost passed out from sudden terror  🤣), and thought the pacing of the book was so effective overall. I cannot WAIT to read more Adrian McKinty!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book overall. My only complaint is it went on a little too long after the main storyline was over, the ending could have been shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment and War

alicefaye_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

jackbifrost's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

mpurdy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lycheejelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I found this book on a best of the year list, so my hopes were pretty high. I did like it, but it was underwhelming for me. I found it hard to get into, as it essentially cold opens with a kidnapping. I struggled to car for the 2 people I had just met who were now being victimized by The Chain. 

As it went on, I got more and more invested. I liked the story, the writing, and the flow of part 1. It was pretty predictable, and I wanted something more shocking to happen, to prove the fear of The Chain was worth all this emotional investment I put into the book. The ending of part 1 was pleasant, it was fine. I would have been ok with ending the entire book there. 

But then we have Part 2. The start of part 2 is extremely jarring, the mood is different, it's just not as good. I figured out the "who-dun-it" pretty quick here, and once again the ending wasn't shocking. For this book to have been a best thriller of the year is really surprising, as I think any die hard reader of thrillers would have figured it out pretty quickly. 

I did like it, and I read it very quickly. It was easy to follow, and I didn't find myself skimming the pages. It was a fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping