Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Heartsong by TJ Klune

7 reviews

hannasandmann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

This is very tense and exciting and flies by. A fun and dark read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, Gaslighting, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

bialves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Torture, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Murder

adancewithbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.0

 

This third book in the series focuses on Kelly, brother to Joe and Carter, and Robbie who came to the pack by accident in Wolfsong. As much as I was interested in their romance because of the hints in the previous two books, this book did not work for me. 

I'm just going to come right out and say it. I found this book extremly boring. As said I was interested in their romance and coming together. But that was skipped and Robbie and Kelly finding each other through the memory loss was not the same thing. I felt that I was missing a piece. It didn't help that we started with Robbie who remembered nothing of his pack and I wasn't sure if this was a history thing or a memory loss thing at first. Their romance towards each other was meh and I was not feeling the connection on the page. 

I will also say that I feel it was a cop out to have him remember everything way at the end and not have him deal with the repurcusions of his own memories. He did that with the actual people it concerned, or rather they did with him. But actually having those memories back is a different thing and to me one of the most important things if you are going to give a character their memories back. It will still change things. 

However I did appreciate how it was dealt with between Robbie, Rico, Chris and Tanner. Those three aren't just a hang on but an important part of the pack and they really got to shine in this book. As always I loved the pack dynamics. Even though it didn't quite work for me, there were still places that made me laugh out loud. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Body horror

Hallucination

maruu_t's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

No lloré con este libro pero me acaba de dejar un vacio emocional y no se como voy a salir de este. Porfas V&R NECESITO BROTHERSONG, NO ME DEJES CON LA INTRIGAAA.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

Okay, this might be my favorite Green Creek book yet. Maybe? I don't know, it's hard to pick a favorite. There were so many ups and downs in this book, it was a true emotional roller coaster. Kelly and Robbie are absolutely perfect for each other, and there were so many moments where my heart just broke for them.

Plus, the pacing for this book was spot on. I just couldn't put it down. I need everything to be okay in the end! I just need it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Death

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Blood, and Vomit

kharlan3's review against another edition

(m/m, ace mc, werewolves). This book is excellently eerie.

When I started it the first time, I was convinced we’d gone back in the timeline.

Satisfying romantic ending. Excellent set up for the sequel. I love getting more of Chris and Tanner, and I love the pack getting gayer. I’m also pleased with the ace representation.

The kids are appropriately terrifying.

I adore the self-awareness (gayest pack ever, self sacrificing assholes, gratuitous nudity).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, and Vomit