Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

18 reviews

lecta's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i hadn't heard about this book before going into it but it was really good. I loved the characters and the world. It wasn't really disturbing to me but i have read other people's comments so i would suggest looking up the trigger warnings if you're interested. To be honest it's not really a speacial book like the writing and the world-building was pretty simple but it was fun to read and it kept me hooked, the story was interesting. Also that cliffhanger in the end, looking forward to the second book  :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

r3ader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Abandonment

skylar_river's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent

aeori's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

daphneereads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

kennie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

poppywarphan's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

billies_not_so_secret_diary's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first thing I want to say about this book, that even though it is listed as a Young Adult, it isn't. This is graphic, gory, and demented. I would not let my kid read this unless they were over 14. (But then again, look at the video games they play at a much younger age). 

This book is about Nita, a young girl who loves, and I do mean love, to dissect bodies. They are not human per-say, they are supernatural, and she didn't kill them, her mother ‘acquires’ them, and mom enjoys her job. She brings the bodies to Nita to dissect and put the pieces in jars and boxes, and then the parts get sold on the black market. 

Nita's dissection room is her 'quiet' place, the place where she can relax and enjoy the passage of time. As a warning, she walks you through the dissections as she does them, and from her memories. 

It's wrong, it's demented, but I really liked the story! 

It's NOT for kids! 

The story does leave the room and follows Nita when she is kidnapped and taken to the black market she’d cut up bodies for. She, and all of her parts, are now up for sale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder