Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás

31 reviews

kristinajoy07's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Gore, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

purrson's review

I couldn’t finish this, at least for now. As Lucifer

recovers from being assaulted in Eden, and shields Michael (again) from how God harmed him, he encourages the angels to harm a bird he’s taken from Eden, to see how far they’ll go for his approval, Something about that scene, even though I read past it, stuck with me, and became too much. It’s how visceral Lucifer’s pain is, how he’s spiraling out of control, but still so intelligent and sensitive. It was too painful to read somehow. I wanted someone to tell Michael so that Lucifer would have someone truly on his side, all the way, I wanted Justice for him, but we know how this story ends.

It was all too sad for me, maybe a little too triggering. It’s a beautifully written book. Maybe I’ll come back to it at some point in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

kayaisreading's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: War, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Self harm, Dysphoria, and Death

erosugar's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Genocide, War, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Torture, Grief, and Animal death

sapphicbookfae's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

this book made me go through a SERIES of emotions! and i enjoyed that

i really loved the sweet moments between the angels and my heart ached because of the heavenly emphasis on purity and obedience as goodness. these concepts are used so easily to control loved ones at times in a manipulative manner. and of course Lucifer's flawed but he went through so much and it's hard for me to hate this version of him

i will say that i hoped for a redeeming ending DESPITE the occurrences of coercive obedience, lack of autonomy, emotional and sexual abuse from those in positions of power. i think this book tells an "ugly" story quite beautifully and demonstrates the extremes that the above occurrences can lead to. the ending chapters did feel rushed to me and i was left wanting to know more about certain characters (maybe intentionally)

definitely give this book a read if you have religious trauma (LMAO) like me and maybe struggle with being honest about your queerness with your catholic religious family members... you get the extreme perspectives 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Violence, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol

cyancookie's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Incest, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

troll_for_initiative's review

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Self harm, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Body horror, Rape, and Alcohol

reellyfish's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed this book. However, I probably would not recommend this book if you’re christian/religious. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Self harm, Sexual assault, Animal death, Cursing, and Incest

blasphemy

cakeboxing's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.5

As horrifying as it is beautiful, as pleasurable as it is disturbing.  This book had me totally, completely at its mercy. 
"Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable."

The writing style was unique. Most of the time, it was excellent and the prose elicited stronger emotional reactions from me than I would have thought. But I often found myself rereading passages multiple times to try and understand it, and came away forced to guess the implied meanings.

To me, the ending felt lacking, and a bit dissatisfying, but also leant true to the character of this version of God that had been built up in this book. 

If you want a book that will mess with your mind, heart, and (Christian) religious beliefs, this is the one to reach for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death

Minor: Rape, War, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

madscanread's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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

5.0

The slow corruption of a pure, innocent angel to a hysterical, unstable beast spurred on by a cruel, jealous father. A book to make you hate god viscerally and while not making you love Lucifer, it at the very least makes you understand and mourn for him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Body horror, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, and Incest