Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

14 reviews

micheala's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This is a case of knowing a book isn't going to be your cup of tea, and reading it anyways. The author is from Halifax, Nova Scotia and as this is my first weekend since moving here, when I saw it at the thrift store I just had to buy it.

It's a weird horror novella, kind of steampunk/fantasy feeling. It's super dark and graphic, and totally out of my comfort zone.

While I didn't necessarily like the plot or the characters, I will say that it is well written. So if your a fan of horror I would definitely give it a shot. I would recommend looking up some content warnings as it has some big ones.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

keen's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mar's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

the main characters and the relationship between them was pretty fascinating and compelling up until the scenes with kinda dubious consent vibes that made me super uncomfortable. I liked how atmospheric and vivid the writing was but GOD the constant extremely graphic violence and gore was uhh a bit Too Much for me, and i get that this book revels in being morbid and fucked up but was the implied incest really necessary 😭 probably should've checked the content warnings on this one folks ngl 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Gore, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia, Incest, and Rape

rini's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Death