Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley

18 reviews

bornachoker's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

There's an addictive quality to Lucy Foley's thrillers, and this one was no exception. Somehow I hated the characters while simultaneously feeling sorry for them - especially Miranda. Although I started the book hoping she was the one who died, I ended it wishing that she had had the chance to build a new life for herself. I also appreciated how neatly the various storylines tied together, it made for a really satisfying resolution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

katieav's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I found this to be a very enjoyable read. While I wasn’t surprised by most of the revelations in the book, I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad thing. I was disappointed in the

drug revelation as I thought that was kind of anti climatic and that we didn’t know who “the boss” was-I half expected it to be someone they all knew!

but I don’t think it made the book not worth a read. While I appreciate that the flaws were important to the book-the constant focus on the women’s physical descriptions did make me roll my eyes. This was also a very descriptive and gory book I think could make it very difficult for some people to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and War

amberrenfrey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

wow, so good. i loved the familiarity of each of the narrators, like they were ranting to me about their histories and issues. it had great pacing and writing and a riveting story, had me guessing at every turn but still provided a dramatic ending. i loved how the lodge employees were treated as entirely human and noteworthy despite being less glamorous than the guests. everyone is a grotesque character and it was fascinating to see them alternate between unraveling spectacularly and finding some kind of redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Medical content

wildlifelane's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Outing, and Gaslighting

rotatinglibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is really about the pain of outgrowing friends. I really didn't like how the narration broke the 4th wall- what was the point of speaking directly to the reader? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Infertility

PTSD, humiliation, war,

amarchetta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.0

I really disliked the author’s voice. The writing was too slangy for me. I do always like a good twist, but I actually predicted it (which I haven’t done in all my Agatha Christie reading). Disappointed by this one because I enjoyed her newer novel
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Infertility