Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

93 reviews

buttercat42's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

This book wasn’t fantastic and it wasn’t terrible. The world is really interesting but the authors got really bogged down in the technical description sometimes, and most of the characters were very flat. The only character with any depth was Miller, and he is so much the main character of the story that it seems wild in retrospect that only half of the book was from his perspective. I found sometimes that I felt left out of what was happening- an action would happen so suddenly that I would go back a few paragraphs, convinced I had missed something, but in fact there just hadn’t been any lead-in  that made sense. I’ll probably continue on with the series but not right away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, War, Body horror, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Medical content

dangerteague's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Death, and War

meecespieces's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and War

Minor: Rape

remescient's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

This series is so good. Honestly the first book isn't even the best one, but it's still so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Death, Cursing, War, Confinement, Violence, Classism, and Body horror

dunecello's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

mercurial's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Vomit

Minor: Misogyny

mariainestb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

Pretty solid start to the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

bookstoashes's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault, Racism, and Rape

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Body horror, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Vomit, Gun violence, and Genocide

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Cancer

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Medium-slow pace. Enjoyed the nature horror elements a lot but didn’t feel super invested in the characters/didn’t quite do it for me. 

Currently planning to try out books 2 and 3, but not thinking this is a series finisher for me, unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death

Minor: Vomit, War, and Medical content