Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

30 reviews

oliverreeds's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

good. it’s just that it got slow sometimes. it could be repetitive but the set up was great and the characters were very compelling. the ending wasn’t predictable but it was hinted at and i liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

nyxiee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

honestly,, i just gave it a 5 stars solely for the lesbianism

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

amandaquotidianbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

3.75

2021: I loved the psychological ambiguity and the witchy rituals and atmosphere. At times the pace dragged as Felicity asked herself the same questions over and over. I didn’t empathize with any of the characters immediately, though they were all complex and real. I’ll probably enjoy this more upon rereading.

2022: the dark academia and witchy atmosphere is still my favorite thing. I did appreciate the non-binary representation and the couple discussions Felicity had with Leony about being black at Dalloway. Ellis was a less intriguing character for me this reread, but Felicity was more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

thatbookishfamily's review

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism

kaseybereading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

abutler's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

luxvestravitae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

puddleshoes'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder

strawbeb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

I just finished it a few minutes ago and that was….. what a journey. It is definitely for those craving a horror, dark academia, lesbian, boarding school tale. The writing was beautiful to read and the characters were interesting to know. I especially love love loved all the parallels, especially at the end of the book. A great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis