Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Reddening by Adam L.G. Nevill

8 reviews

somebodys_fool's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Animal death

catspajamas15's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

The first part of this book, the build-up, was probably the best part. It was tense, mysterious and creepy. However, that faded fast. I found the writing too descriptive and almost condescending. 
I loved The Ritual but the other Nevill books I’ve read just haven’t hit the same. 
The characters weren’t distinct enough and I was confused who was who in the climactic last few chapters. The mystery remained a mystery and I just finished the book feeling overall unsatisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, Animal death, Gore, Kidnapping, Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Violence

wulnerable's review

5.0

plot twist is WILD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Murder

phoenix13's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

mlvanlancker's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Cannibalism

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Vomit, Drug use, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Alcoholism, and Pregnancy

rotfaced's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was... Okay.  His descriptions can be very colorful.  Visceral and graphic at times, it still failed to deliver horror as I was hoping it would. There was a lot of reliance on exposition, especially up front, which dragged the pace down considerably; only half-way into the book did it seem like movement had become a focus, and even then, I wasn't drawn into the events until about 70% of the way through. There is a very poor balance of introspection versus action. Sometimes, there's pages of reflection between a characters movements in-scene. 2 stars because the plot did, eventually, prove to be somewhat entertaining and I was able to finish the book. 

Also-- and this is a big turn off-- I don't like how the author wrote the women in this story. He seems obsessed with pregnancy. No, really-- its a focal point of both of the main characters inner struggle, and

also happens to be a fixture of both the unknown enemies/"creel" and the matriarchal adversary

. Really skeeved me out. 

Please pay attention to the content warnings. While none of these things bothered me outright, I did not mark them as 'graphic' for no reason-- the author spares no expense when it comes to these triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Drug use

tieflingkisser's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Death, Cursing, and Dementia

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Addiction