Reviews

Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt

oddgrimvibes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Fucking hell

petepilgrim's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.5

Extreme, filthy, kinky, horror which I couldn't put down - Even when the author addresses the reader directly that it's time to take a break.

But despite all the grizzly details of body horror, there's still little as scary as Britain's growing transphobia.

and yes, there's a JK Rowling analogue. 

littlespookysmut's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

thequack4's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

ew

sparklebites94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

proseamongstthorns's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

3.0

This was disturbing and difficult to read. But outside of these moments, it was reflective and challenging in a whole new way. 

The most disturbing part of this book was how believable I found it. I could see exactly how we could get to those point. The true terror of this book is the near dystopian Orwellian world we find ourselves in. 

I’m lucky that I can’t really visualise as I read - if I could, I’m not sure I would have made it through some of these scenes. 

rainbow_bookish_owl's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

mis_shapes's review against another edition

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kristi_m'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Its a dark and gross telling of the struggles of a transwoman, with a flash bang of infestation and almost fever dream type description. I wasn't sure what this book what gonna be like starting it but  surprisingly it was pretty good. Shock factor plays a big role in my high rating. 

maybees's review against another edition

3.5

Gross. But captivating