Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Raparigas Selvagens by Rory Power

65 reviews

ppixxie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I've been putting off reading this for the LONGEST time for no goddamn reason. Then my library hold(s) came in. Oh my GOD was I not disappointed. Going in, I thought there would be a lot more horror/body horror elements/cosmic horror-esque elements, which was probably why I found it hard to get into the first half of the book where it focuses mainly on world-building. (The beginning mainly reads like a dystopian survival horror?) 

But boy does it pick up. I love to read a nasty female character, and this is no exception. I can't talk about a lot of the stuff that happens, because it's spoilers and this book is a nice one to go into with 0 knowledge. It ends on an ambiguous note (almost a sequel hook, and I've heard whispers around that there's going to be a sequel or something??) but I liked how it ended, and I probably would have been satisfied with just this book as a standalone.

Anyways, if you like gay horror, definitely check this one out!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying and Cursing

caitlinattemptstoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This really is one of the most prettiest covers that exist. And I even liked the book more than I thought I would. I don't like gore or body horror or too much violence. And that's all I knew about the book beforehand. But I still read it and I'm glad I did. Don't get me wrong, I hated the bloody body horror parts but I loved the relationships and the queerness, I loved that the cast of characters was almost entirely female. Loved the different dynamics between girls in extreme situations, loved how badass but also fragile they were. And I loved the explanation at the end. Usually with these kind of weird plots, there is either no explanation at all or one I hate. But this one I personally really liked. However, the way it was presented at the very end was a little too convenient and sudden for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Violence

rickamarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Chronic illness, and Death

starccato's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, Violence, Self harm, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Bullying

indiaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

Weirdly written like it’s for middle school age kids but has extreme gore and murder at the end. Wouldn’t recommend to anyone under the age of 16

pawanithereader's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, and Kidnapping

drp_moonlight's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Bullying

liliakwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief

maggie_atwood's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Gore