Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

117 reviews

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

benjiaprout'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

3.0

I didn't like worms before. I really don't like them now.

The prose is very readable, and the premise is interesting. But considering my copy had a Stephen King quote saying it scared the hell out of him, I'm confused. It was grim, sure, utterly disgusting - the worst body horror I'd read and I've had a mosey about. It made me feel sick, but not scared, there wasn't an awful lot of suspense as the basic plot gets spoiled relatively early on and anyone with decent grasp of story and character can guess where the plot and scouts will end up. Not bad, but I'm not as impressed as I hoped to be, seeing as I'd seen so many people recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, and Torture

dayofthetabi's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

1.0

This book isn’t scary. I love horror. This isn’t it. This is gross. The fat phobia is astounding. Had this been written in the 70s or 80s, okay terrible but ‘‘twas the times. 2014? And every single character has an issue with someone being overweight? Every single one? Go suck on an egg. 

The animal violence is also just for violence sake. Most was not needed. In fact half this book was just not needed. Cut the page count turn it into a novella for those who enjoy torture films and be done. Because this was awful, not because it was violent, but because it took great works with lessons and just ruined them

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Excrement and Domestic abuse

natalios's review against another edition

4.25

This shit broke me. I know it was supposed to scare me, make me disgusted to no end (which it did, I'll never be the same again), but the end ripped my heart right out and stomped on it. 

The turtle scene never happened. Chapter 50 never happened. I was so foolish to hope for a happy ending for at least Max and Newt..
Fuck fucking Shelley.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

leigha_bugz's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Gore, Cannibalism, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Fire/Fire injury

brianna_moye's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Animal death, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Murder and Bullying

Minor: Police brutality

sheabuttaah's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

Uhhhhh this is the weirdest and grossest book I’ve ever read. It’s written well but if you’re squeamish, don’t read this lmao. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty

paperbackparker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Absolutely disgusting.
I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Torture, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

hick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

kayleighrich's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, and Death