Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Marrow by Brynne Weaver, Trisha Wolfe

21 reviews

theirianthrope's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

So twisted, so demented, so good! I really enjoyed the forensic, academic setting, the rivalry and tension. I also greatly appreciated that it did not pull a trope I started expecting at a certain point that I dislike.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

canne287's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

1.5

I didn’t need to read this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Pretty morbid and macabre in places because of the detail (even for a serial killer book) but a cool plot and different setting with enough background and character development to feel realistic. Loved the weird build up of their relationship and the ending was adorable. Well written! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

magicofservice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is for all the people who ship hannigram. 
It's dark, it's thrilling, it's hot. I love this book so much I could actually reread it and still love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

sydney_marie13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

alaina_grace's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

these bitches are clinically insane… loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Rape, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders

bookishxobsession's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is not for the faint hearted. It is NOT like butcher & blackbird with the exception that it is a story about two rival serial unalivers who happen to fall for each other. This book takes every gorey & graphic detail to the extreme. It is violent, gorey and detailed. The authors don't shy away from how depraved the characters are. The trigger warnings are real and you should definitely abide by them. 

That being said, I think going into this book with the correct expectations is going to make or break your experience. If you are looking for some psychotic serial unalivers that are academic enemies & end up equally psychotic lovers, and enjoy the nitty gritty details of how they unalived their vics & got away with it, this is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

rdawnd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

sarahberryshortcake's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was incredible! Who knew murder could be so sexy. I wish I could read it again for the first time. I read Butcher and Blackbird first and thought that was a little spicy and scandalous with the murder thrown in. This was more so! Highly recommend if you can handle dark romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

poupimali's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved it.
As somple as that.
I love the chemistry between the grumpy sociopath serial killer Jack and the skinned alive serial killer Kyrie.
How their paths cross. How the desire and the smell of death floats around all along the story.

The danish love declarations from Jack literally killed me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse