Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Clown Hunt by Judith Sonnet

7 reviews

meryloslibros's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Death, Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child death, Excrement, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Vomit, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, Racism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cannibalism, Cursing, Violence, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Physical abuse

thirstyoak's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The actual story in the book is fun. It starts off with a clown attack, but the majority of the book is a group of clowns quite literally being hunted. Unfortunately, i did notice many grammatical errors in this book (mostly the use of "you're" in place of "your")

That being said, some of the most brutal and horrifying things I've ever read were in this book. The scene with the wishbone, or the man tried to the tree, both make me sick deep in my stomach. Obviously i would recommend this to anyone who enjoys horror and has little to no triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, and Torture

bookishraccoon's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? No

3.0

There’s something oddly intriguing about Judith Sonnet’s work. I’m fairly new to the splatter punk genre, but have been a long term horror fan here. I’ve always enjoyed horror with a solid story, and this one delivered. 
The beginning prologue started off with a bang, but then quickly simmered off. 
My main complaint of the story was that the 2nd half was entirely too draggy, & it felt like an entirely different story. 
The 3rd half (or the hunt officially) was incredibly fast paced, and had you on the edge of your seat. 
The main character Willow was surprisingly a very likable character. I can’t express how many times I was actually concerned for a fictional characters safety. 
The twist of the clowns actually being hunted was a unique idea! As always, there’s a warning at the beginning of Judith’s books with it being an ‘extreme’ novel. This is no joke, as her stories go into excruciating detail. So heed the warning if you’re sensitive to gore, & violence. The Wishbone chapter had me in shock, as it deals with

an infant 
 (like I said- the warnings there for a reason). I most certainly wouldn’t recommend for the average reader, but if you’re into extreme horror give it a go! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Kidnapping

gabberjaws's review

I thought I wouldn't be able to handle the gore, but that ended up being fine. I just didn't like the writing :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Child death

landonreadsalot's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

I am so glad I gave Judith Sonnet another chance. I heard too many great things about her, and I chose this book because I love scary clowns, horror, and intense slashing. This had it all. There were parts that had me cringing and feeling nauseous. Do yourself a favor and check those trigger warnings because Ms. Judith didn’t come to play with this one; she came to slay!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Sexual violence, and Child death

shawna_reads's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

"Sometimes the world is just cruel." 

A prank takes over America as people dress up as killer clowns terrorizing the streets. It was supposed to be fun and harmless, however a group of neighbours decide to take matters into their own hands. A group of clowns is abducted, set loose in the woods, and must fight for their lives as they're hunted and tortured. 

Wowee! This book is wild! I really enjoyed the concept of the story as we all remember the crazy clown trend back in 2016. Who would have thought about reversing the roles to have "normal" people terrorizing the clowns instead? Well, Sonnet did and she definitely delivers! 

The prologue opens with a crazy clown killer and then we are introduced to Willow, whose life is falling apart. As his character develops he happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and, surprise surprise, he is dressed as a clown. That is all I'm going to say as the book is short, and this is where all the action-packed bloody mess begins. 

This book is not for the faint of heart. It is very gruesome, gory, and disgusting so please read the content warnings before deciding to pick it up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Excrement, Cannibalism, Child death, and Gore

iplaruf's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Torture, Body horror, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Cannibalism, Child death, Cursing, Excrement, and Gore