Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

12 reviews

nicklybear's review

mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

a_k_lennard's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

While I enjoyed reading this book overall, man was the author horny when he wrote it! Again the women are sexualised far more than they have to be but also Peter Grant shows some shoddy police work by focusing, not on the case or the murders, but having a nut. 
Peter Grant felt more like a fully fledged character in this book and less like a middle aged white man pretending to be a black guy in his late 20’s. We get to know Peter Grant and his family a lot more in this book and it fleshes him out in such a nice way. However, the many sex scenes were not conducive to the plot and gave me the unwanted picture of a middle aged man leering as he wrote them on his laptop.
The plot itself is quite predictable but there is a big boss villain introduced that begins to make the following books more interesting and less about Peter Grant’s future dick. 
Writing all of these points really makes me realise how much I like the funny comments and easy-to-read style and the lovely gory murders — otherwise I would have put this book down. My dad recommended this series to me and I never want to read a sex scene again thinking ‘my dad read this’, our relationship is complicated enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gore, and Body horror

imogenlj's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Slavery, Cursing, Death, and Murder

ptaradactyl's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I really like the universe and Peter’s voice. It didn’t go where I expected with Simone, and I appreciated it all the more for the twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Gore

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Gore

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

I love Peter Grant; he's green and slightly bumbling so he's easy to relate to, but he's also incredibly insightful which makes for interesting revelations. Throw in the occasional idiotic mistake (particularly when it comes to his romantic partners) and you've got a winning protagonist.

The second book in this series is fun, engaging, easy to read and really clever. But I have found with both books so far, there are so many characters, sub-plots and mysteries (which often connect and intertwine) that my head is swimming a bit by the end. I followed along ok, but felt at times like I could do with my own investigatory notepad to keep everything straight in my head.

That said, this has a great ending and the makings of several long-gestating stories to come. I'm utterly hooked and have already ordered a secondhand copy of Whispers Underground!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

catalyst226's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This one got some genuine chuckles out of me. I'm really enjoying the world building that comes with a longer series of novels. It's nice to have the book's plot plus a few subplots set up to go through to the next novel. The narrator is wonderful at adding a lot of flair to the performance as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

vaindesi's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexism

Moderate: Gore

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

mar's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia, Ableism, Suicide, Trafficking, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, and Racism