Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

52 reviews

boundforinfinity's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

darumachan's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed the dark humor and wild twists.  The sibling relationship went through just as many rollercoaster swoops as the plot, but was touching and rang true in how they connected. This was a total romp with plenty of good suspense, peril, and creepy thrills along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Medical trauma

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Dissociation

theplantedbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t know what to expect going into this one. The first 1/3 of the book wasn’t as exciting as I had anticipated, but I knew from previous Hendrix books that it would eventually deliver.

And it definitely did. It had its creepy, atmospheric moments, and touches of dark humor — something I’ve come to love about his books — great 90s references/feel, as well as a couple truly gory, horror filled spots that had me cringing and simultaneously gleeful. But be sure to check trigger warnings if you do decide to jump in!

I do feel like it did drag in spots, and probably could have been chopped down by 100 pages or so, but overall, it was a pretty damn satisfying read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

alittleliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Murder, and Grief

maimy_santiago99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Child death, Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, and Death

Content warning, puppets and dolls

kshertz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

What a weird wild ride? I guess that’s Grady’s specialty. It gets really twisted with dolls, clowns, and puppets. I almost threw up once. I had to put the book down a few times. Im very happy my house had none of these things. Read it if you want to be grossed out and horrified by puppets and dolls and clowns. I liked it but also, probably something i’m going to need to bring up in therapy next week🙃

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Child death, Gaslighting, Body horror, Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Medical trauma

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.25

Meh…
I usually love G.H.’s books, but not this one. Slow, mostly unlikeable characters, not scary… I could keep going, but it would be a moot point. I did have a soft spot for the great aunt. She reminded me of Roz from Monsters, Inc. His sense of humor helped the rating. I wouldn’t recommend this one, but I’ve enjoyed several of his others & have every intention of reading his next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Car accident, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Animal death

dee_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

doomcookie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

stuffed animals being training wheels for your heart really got me 🥲

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Car accident, Child death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

itsalina's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence