Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

34 reviews

azulmuller's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I went into reading this book completely blind. I knew I was reading horror and that’s it. Read the content warnings!! There were parts of the book that were very strong and alarming. I gave it 3.5 stars because the writing is really well done you want to keep reading and understanding the word choices. Again read the warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, Addiction, Abandonment, Gore, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

keda_xcx_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

I don’t even know where to start with this book. One of my favorite Booktok content creators recommended this I went in completely blind and I’m coming out dazed. Honestly I loved the beginning of the story although I had no idea what direction I was headed in I was constantly on the verge of DNFing or sticking it to the end. The gore was fine for me and I enjoyed it right until the last 12 pages, the end just felt outlandish and that says alot considering the themes of the book. I also didn’t like the portrayal of the black people, consider the author is white it felt degrading toward black people which made me uncomfortable. I’m not even sure what I want to rate this book but as I said I did enjoy it just not the parts I mentioned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

bauer_nick96's review against another edition

3.0

short read. got progressively more disturbing and depraved. Only thing stopping me from a higher rating is how fucked up everything in this is. Not a fan of fetish porn as horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body shaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Excrement

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Infertility, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

nestawilson's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug abuse, Abortion, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Excrement, and Child death

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Suicide

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Cursing, Infertility, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, Excrement, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Sexual violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racial slurs

sammirosewater's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Sexual content, Excrement, Sexual violence, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Confinement, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

asteinke's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Racism, Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, and Torture

booksofautumn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, and Domestic abuse