Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

34 reviews

brioches22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Self harm, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

abbz_o_lutely's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Honestly, this book was incredible. Shocks around every corner. Truly a story that now lives rent free in my head. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Body shaming, Suicide, Misogyny, Blood, Trafficking, Mental illness, Bullying, Body horror, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Murder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Torture

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

I was on the waitlist for this book with my library FOR SIX MONTHS!!!! I was psyched to finally read it. I thought it had an interesting premise and liked where everything was going, up to one point at the end. The whole Nancy twist really threw me, I’m still a little confused on that if I’m honest. But it’s a Good For Her™️ book nonetheless! I also really liked and appreciated the author’s note and afterword. Will definitely read more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Animal death, and Bullying

we need a tw tag for cults!

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Medical trauma, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Police brutality, Grief, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Racism

c0rpsekat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A book you truly have to read to believe . absolutely beautifully written body horror sprinkled on top of the life of a woman who will haunt you for years to come

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Murder, Death, and Sexism

kate_303's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Misogyny

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, and Misogyny

thisiskellyok's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Misogyny, Torture, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

All the trigger warnings

katiebella_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

5⭐️

Trigger warnings ⚠️ 
Animal abuse
Dog murder
Murder
Mutilation 
Blood

Mary is about to be 50, and strange things are happening to her. She is seeing things she shouldn't be seeing. Things that are disturbing. Everyone says it's "textbook " the change. Mary knows it's not. She knows she will have to return to her childhood home to learn the truth.

" I am just a story written in present tense. We all are. We are never finished. "

My Thoughts 

This book is disgusting in all the best ways. Not gag me gross but disturbing and vile. The story seeped into my marrow like an infection.

What hit me the hardest was realizing the whole book takes place in the span of 13 days. April 9th - 20th. It feels like a lot longer. If you're not paying attention to the chapters' headings, you might think it was months, the way the darkness crawls around you.

Wicker Man vibes. Purge vibes. Possession and cult vibes. All the horror vibes I could possibly want wrapped up in one amazing book. Dark atmosphere cruelly contrasts the light that Mary desperately wishes she lived in.

Mary is so well written. It's not often a man can write a woman this well. Especially a woman in the throws of perimenopause. This author has! I could feel and relate to her pain and frustration. She was real in all the best and worst ways. Multidimensional and not glossed over in femal perfection, a lot of authors try to portray.

Not only did he write one female character with depth and realism, but he also wrote many. In all walks of life. Teenage angst to elderly stubbornness. The attributes of the fairer sex are not lost on him. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Blood, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

thssmysrnm's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Sexual violence, and Body horror

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

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

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

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