Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Monstress, Vol. 5 by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

12 reviews

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content, Xenophobia, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Genocide

electricdryad's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Slavery, War, Torture, Death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

lanid's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, War, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

sixlimbs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Genocide, and Gun violence

Minor: Toxic relationship

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Murder, Miscarriage, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, Xenophobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Trafficking, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

I honestly have no clue what is happening but I still enjoy this because I like the characters I’m just not following the plot. It literally goes right over my head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Torture, Violence, and War

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

f18's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Ableism, and Racism

Minor: Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Torture, Pregnancy, and Self harm

nudity

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3 stars
Plot: 2 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Child death, Gore, and Body horror

booksandcoffeerequired's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Torture, and Violence