Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

116 reviews

amsswim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

If you are into horror I highly recommend this one. Atmosphere and story were there for me even listening to the audiobook, gave me chills a few times lol. Def go through the trigger warnings though as needed, the descriptions were detailed. Alternating POVs were really good here too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Cannibalism, Cancer, Abandonment, and Vomit

shh_fbi'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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia

soaphest's review against another edition

not sure how to rate this. imo it was a good book but i wouldn’t re-read it or recommend it to anyone, because aside from the fact that i did think it was well-written with a decent story and set of characters it didn’t provide me with anything special or any sense of fulfilment. moreover this book was very heavy on the animal cruelty and some of the sequences were so jarring that had to skip over it because it became very upsetting, and i don’t think this level of detail in the descriptions was necessary aside from providing shock value. ultimately, i did not think that this book was scary or frightening, just sad, disgusting and tragic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Child death, Gore, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Cannibalism, Xenophobia, and Forced institutionalization

mbayram's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fatphobia, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Gore

Moderate: Cannibalism, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Sexual content

It's wild. Went into this book blind except I knew it was intense and crazy and that's absolutely true. It's one of the best books I've read in a while. The writing is great and the characters are well rounded. Definitely had me squirming in my seat!

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

So. I think the best word for this book is "yucky". Between graphic body horror, grotesqu situations and disturbing inner monologs, this book had me questioning whether I could keep reading as I frantically flew through It's pages.

Every single character in this book is beautifully written, even if it is horrific. Each character comes with their own unique backstory that pulls you in, whether out of pity or pure disgust. Loved it.

I saw a lot of reviews about animal abuse that made me weary going in and I have to agree - it's detailed. It's awful. It's not for the faint of heart. 

A final note - bugs. Lots and lots of bugs. If that is a no go for you, don't bother with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Blood, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Child death, Grief, Torture, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

erica_reads_things'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? It's complicated

3.75

This was such a tough book to get through. I loved the premise, Nick Cuttlet set up such a world of dread and constant fear, the writing and overall theme was so well done. But the level of animal cruelty really got to me. I know, I know....human cruelty is fine but animal cruelty makes me squeamish? I don't get it either but the way he wrote was just so....vivid and compelling that it gave me such a visceral reaction. I really had to push myself past the 3/4th point into the final quarter because it was just....a lot. For that reason I would have rated it higher but that took a lot out for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Body shaming, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

meanmugmrrogers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Torture, Child death, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Death

kimskankwalker's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Animal death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism, Confinement, Excrement, Fatphobia, Police brutality, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gracefullydissapointed's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Body horror

lollypopzoo's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This one was not my cup of tea. There are several horrific animal scenes. I think that Cutter books are more for the people who enjoy movies like the Saw franchise. I’m much more of a haunted house or monster kind of person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Gore, Fatphobia, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Child death, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol