Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

34 reviews

layla5514's review

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, and Murder

killmoore_'s review

Okay. I struggled with this one. Not because it's poorly written, or that it lacks a good narrative. Not that the premise isn't absolute perfection. I wasn't turned off by the gore. I wasn't offended. If this was written in any other style, I would have devoured this book in a single sitting. I wanted so desperately to love it.

However.

This book reads like a young person trying to squeeze as many derogatory words into 200-something pages as they possibly can. It feels... greasy. It doesn't feel like feminist grit. It tries too hard to portray psychopathy. It's a mess. The gore is the best part, and it really is well written, it's just every other aspect of this book that made me shut it. 

Will I pick it back up someday? Probably. The only reason I didn't finish it was due to an inability to renew this and another novel which I'd much rather fly through before returning them. 

Would I actively recommend this? No. I understand why people love it, it's just truly not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gore, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Blood, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Violence

lizzym126's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

lilawsahar's review

adventurous dark informative tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

I loved that it felt like the character was talking to me. It was like gossiping with your best friend but your best friend was obsessed with food and sex and herself; and you just wanna hear about her murders. I loved that she had one loyal friend through it all and that was her Achilles heel. I didn’t get her story with Alex. I wanted that scratched; it didn’t add anything for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, and Sexual harassment

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, and Car accident

Moderate: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

elizajstocks's review

challenging dark reflective medium-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

If you love true crime, food, sex, and feminism? Read it right now. Then go watch The Menu. Similar vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Cannibalism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

sorryviolet's review

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Gore, Rape, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Death

baublemoon's review

dark reflective tense

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Vomit

reevetaa_'s review

The writing was too straightforward and hard to immerse, and the usage of the f word for intimate scenes is ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

ephemeral_remi's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Cursing, Grief, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty