Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

126 reviews

erica_reads_things's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Holy fucking shit. One of the best horror novels that I have ever read, period. Loved the themes, loved the characters, loved the voice, loved the pacing. Loved everything, absolutely no notes. I enjoyed the gore, the plot, the twists, the dark humor, the grounding themes of women, aging, losing yourself and finding yourself. Phenomenonal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

spacebee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

oakbooks's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

I wasn’t sure about this book for a long time it was so uncomfortable and I was worried about this being written by a man. But it all comes together in the end and was a really great story. I’m sure I’ll be thinking about this for a long time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, and Murder

dijigoo53's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

An incredible portrait of the mundane horrors of being middle-aged and the psychological pitfalls that accompany it. While conventional horror tropes are used throughout, at no point does the book become "predictable." This book blew me out of the water! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Vomit

emilythebarwench's review

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I'm not necssarily a horror fan, but I sailed through this book and couldn't put it down. Would recommend! Quite graphic however..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

rebrosecca's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

 Disturbing in all the right and wrong ways. I was surprised to learn the author was male considering the main character and 99% of the plot is pre-menopausal women issues. In the end, though, it makes a lot of sense. The misogyny is heavy. The horror is gruesome and uncomfortable. The humor is morbid. The way he paired legit issues about society's portrayal of aging women with gritty, in-your-face violence was unexpectedly confronting. The making of the monsters in this book is chilling and leaves you unsure if the ending is a victory or justice has gotten out of hand. If you want to read something that feels like Stephen King but includes violence against women, this is a solid pick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

athompson0429's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I support women’s wrongs (mainly just in this book but still)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Moderate: Gore

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

Loved it much more than I thought I would. Mary, you're a queen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Homophobia

pagesofpemberley's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

kaitlouise94's review

dark reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail