Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

43 reviews

carriepond's review

dark funny tense fast-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

4.5

Black Sheep was, first and foremost, really fun to read. It was tense and had loads of dark humor that was right up my alley. I read this so fast; I truly could not wait to find out what was going to happen once the plot started ratcheting up. I also appreciated the ways it explored traumatic and dysfunctional family relationships. A good read for folks who like their horror on the lighter side (though there is some graphic violence and injury detail, so just be aware).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

bcvogel90's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gore

Moderate: Body horror and Animal death

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Cannibalism

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

rachaelwho's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Repetitive. Pacing issues. Didn't quite make sense. Protagonist is characterized as tough and difficult, but there's really no evidence of her being outwardly hostile (though she is often judgy, resentful and sullen internally) or fighting what she's supposed to do at pretty much any turn, other than leaving the faith and

dressing inappropriately at her cousin's wedding to passive-agressively outshine her (but even then, she pulls her punches and brings a cardigan to cover up)

. If this is supposed to be happening (a la being a lamb)... It's not particularly impactful or clear bc it's not consistent; she's constantly described as being a massive bitch who doesn't think about others' feelings or expectations, but she almost never acts out

until the final conflict

. CW for

cults and religious abuse

, which I didn't see available in the section for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Violence

alexisgarcia's review

mysterious 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

0.25

this is one of the worst books i’ve read this year, and just in general. the plot is incredibly misleading. the very early “twist” should’ve been mentioned in the synopsis, if it was i never would’ve read this. i think books should 100% mention if there are supernatural aspects, because that is a huge part of the book and something i don’t usually enjoy. the characters were flat and none of them were tolerable. the major plot twist is incredibly silly and just juvenile to me. overall, i don’t think this was written well at all and it was just silly, and not in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Stalking, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Death, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, and Addiction

waclements7's review

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Animal death

xoxogossiplaur's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very interesting read. Different from what I usually read but still enjoyed it even though there were some disturbing parts. The story idea felt unique (to me) and was well executed. Translated pretty well to audio book format, which is how I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Animal death, and Blood

lattelibrarian's review

dark funny medium-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

3.75

Such a fun and pleasant read--as pleasant a book about Satanic cults can be. 

Vesper is 23 and 6 years removed from her family. But when a wedding invitation invites her back, she figures she may as well go home one last time...only to discover that her friends and family know something she doesn't, and it calls to question whether they love her for her or whether they fear her for something she can't control. 

Harrison calls into question family ties, the longing for home, and the importance of knowing your roots so that you may, perhaps, escape them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

rivercat0338's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent and Gaslighting