Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

630 reviews

erinreadstoomuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This hit right in my sweet spot of classique horror, enough manipulation, and a little bit of demonic possession. There are real glimpses into the life they lived of 82’ (and yes I’m referring to the horrific school event day because to pretend that didn’t happen IRL is an insult to the truth of how racist the south is). Either way I’m a huge fan of Grady Hendrix and happy to have read it 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Animal death, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Slavery

matthewosborne's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Grady Hendrix is really good at writing a type of horror where things aren’t necessarily scary, but I’m incredibly uncomfortable with what’s happening.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Animal death

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts

theia_jensen's review against another edition

fast-paced

1.0

I almost DNFed this many times and came very close to giving up at page 270 (iykyk)

when she kills her dog, good boy Max

and I honestly wish I did. The 80s was awkwardly showcased instead of feeling like it took place then and I found myself bored and frustrated. No horror and no comedy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

thirdtimesacharm's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Animal death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Drug use

calamitydane's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me ravenous. I couldn't wait to read the next part as I finished each chapter. The scares were well-written and often had me physically recoiling. I even had to put it down for a good ol' "nope" at one point. I might have to re-read this for my October scares.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Child abuse

flyoverzoner's review against another edition

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Strange book. I won't get the hours back that I spent reading this. The pacing was weird, and the main character frustrated me. Seems like the author is bad at writing horror, and multidimensional characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse

meghanbisreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism

spacedadsammy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This wasn’t what I expected. It was far less an 80s horror and more a teen drama. The last quarter of the book was GREAT but the rest felt like filler just to get there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

Minor: Misogyny and Homophobia

lancemama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Blood, Self harm, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Addiction, Grief, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, and Kidnapping