Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

96 reviews

ronfinkleburg's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Animal death

lurieta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Gore, and Body horror

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

yccmqb's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death, and Cursing

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

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trufflenerd's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Body horror, Violence, and Torture

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

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

reading_under_covers's review against another edition

4.0

 

MARY by Nat Cassidy took me by surprise in all of the best ways! 

 

The Foreword and Afterword were both exceptionally insightful and, I’m sure I won’t be the first to say it, but Nat was meant to tell Mary’s story. 

 

In Carrie fashion, Mary follows a nearly-50-year-old woman as she enters her second puberty in life, while also returning to her hometown to face down the demons of her past 👻 

 

This book was full of gore, women empowerment, and soooo many dead people! It also really brought back that nostalgia that can be found in older horror novels 🖤 

 

OH WAIT, THERE’S ALSO A CULT! 

 

So pleased to have started my Nat Cassidy journey with this gem right here 🛁 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death