Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Sluit alle deuren by Riley Sager, Roelof Posthuma

16 reviews

traciereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Murder, Death, Classism, Blood, Abandonment, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Minor: Alcohol, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Slavery, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Drug use

dizpig's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Body horror, Drug use, Death of parent, Classism, Death, Blood, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Body horror, and Cancer

Minor: Stalking

daringreader13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Torture

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Classism, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Gun violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Car accident

erapollo's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

saraellenme's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Gun violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A well-written psychological thriller, there were several twists I didn’t anticipate. That said, I knew who the bad guy was almost immediately. The premise of the book is good and the execution is great too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Classism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Infidelity, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Gaslighting, Deadnaming, and Confinement

emmaegerb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Blood

sam_maree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma