Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Kuinka murhata mies ja päästä pälkähästä by Katy Brent

45 reviews

nessas_lair's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

3.0

 Thank you Frenzy Books for the eARC! I had conflicted feelings about this book. It reminded me of Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver because of the sassy MC and the female serial killer, but I think this book needed just a bit more tweaking. I thought this book really hit home about the dangerous situations women face in their day-to-day lives, and I thought the situations were relatable. This book also has quite a few trigger warnings that I think should have been listed at the beginning, especially with the way some of these topics were discussed in the story. I was enjoying the book until maybe the halfway point, and then I just started feeling uncomfortable because of how these dark topics like the miscarriage and sexual assault was being handled. i think the author could have taken a bit more care regarding the miscarriage, because I felt this was a bit unnecessary. The plot didn’t seem very realistic regarding the murders, because with the way Kitty was doing things, I’m surprised she wasn’t discovered sooner. Also, the way she disposed of the bodies was a bit unnerving, especially because she didn’t separate the human meat from the animal meat. I thought Kitty came across as a bit entitled, so I wasn’t a huge fan of her and wasn’t really rooting for her by the end. Overall, this book does have the potential to be great, but I don’t think it was for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Miscarriage

sophie1_xox's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Miscarriage and Racism

readbeforesunset's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Gore, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Stalking, Drug use, and Drug abuse

graceev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

leah08855's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

calicat42's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

A fast-paced, gripping and gory exploration of female rage in the wake of the #MeToo movement. I didn’t expect to enjoy reading Kitty’s narration as much as I did, because she’s overall a snobbish, entitled and awful person, but there were some witty moments and I rather like an unlikeable protagonist. Parts of the plot were pretty predictable and the ending was cliché but I had a lot of fun with how unhinged the book got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Stalking, Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Vomit

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Addiction, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexism

gingerlaura's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was such a fun read! It was hilarious, highly unrealistic and had an unexpected dose of gore.

The humor in this book is very dark and dry, but I couldn't help but be amused when some of the kills went a bit... differently than expected. I also kind of looked forward to the killing parts in this book, does this mean I'm a psycho too? Other than the killings there isn't much of a very interesting plot, but because of how ridiculous it was that Kitty got away with the murders and how she performed them I was entertained enough throughout this book anyway.

Besides Kitty there are a number of side characters, but nothing really to write to home about. They were all just kind of boring, as much as you'd expect from influencer friends. None of them had a real personality, but I guess that added to the dryness of this book. 

I didn't see the plottwist coming at the end, though it also didn't make me gasp in surprise. It tied up the whole story nicely, and gave some closure...or not?

Definitely would recommend reading this if you're in for a unrealistic, funny yet dark book! It's not for the faint hearted, as some murders are quite explicit and sexual assault is mentioned quite a few times, so be warned if you don't like reading such things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide

jennylo's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

Almost a beach read, a very quick and easy read that isn't challenging or complex. I did read it very quickly, not from a huge amount of enjoyment, but from seeing if I guessed the twist correctly (I did, go me). Not an essential read, but again, an easy pallette cleanser if your ok with moderate gore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Vomit, Animal death, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Rape, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage