Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

45 reviews

caitsamermaid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-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

2.5

Protagonists are not good people. The situation sucks, the people suck but have tiny redeeming qualities. You don’t feel glad when the protagonists have a win. Story and plot were ok. I only finished it to see how things ended up, but didn’t feel good about reading any page of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A dark, fun read. A great mix of legend and the modern age.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

lizzi_thebooksquid's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I read this once I had read the web comic (which I also recommend!). Schaeffer has created wonderfully morally grey, compelling characters who are quickly put in life-threatening positions and forced to confront the consequences of their choices. While the book employs common fantasy creatures most readers will be familiar with (e.g. vampires) Schaeffer has used the familiar supernatural tropes in -at times-a unprecedentedly dark and original way for YA literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Torture

ghost3_14159's review

dark reflective fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Stalking, and Deportation

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

thebookcloser's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mysimas's review

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Unashamedly giving this 4 stars for the fun factor alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

raeneptune's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

metamorphesque's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

So many thoughts about this one lmao 

• great concept but it wasn't executed/developed to its full potential (aka character development suffers, not enough worldbuilding)
• messed up world and messed up protagonist obvs 
• disturbing, dark, lots of gore, lots of violence and sadistic scenes insert a bajillion TWs
• Nita and I would have so many issues with each other lol She's just an asshole and I absolutely hate the what-the-fuck kind of choices she makes, they don't add to her character, she highkey failed Critical Thinking 101
•  also also aLSO the only reason I rate this one higher compared to the other ones is that this one actually has some fucking plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

More TWs: dissections, dismemberment, emotionally abusive mum ofc and ugh major mutilation

k8_13_m's review

dark sad tense

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Drug use