Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

26 reviews

unboxedjack's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Gaslighting

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Police brutality

Minor: Abortion

moiralyle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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: Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

breezer's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

mmccombs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

This book was like if X-men, The House in the Cerulean Sea, and maybe Stranger Things had a baby who was alive in the 1880s. The magic and fantasy elements were quite unique and complex, it all made sense mostly and made the backdrop of 19th century London even more dark and spooky. This was almost a horror book in some ways, but the kids definitely balanced out the darkness of the rest of it. There were probably too many characters but I thought all of their talents and backstories were really compelling. I am of the opinion that most books (especially books in a series) do not need to be over 400 pages long, so in some places this story did feel quite bloated. I liked this story enough to be invested in the next books, but I do hope they will be a bit tighter. I would definitely recommend this one for a fun, kind of eerie, low-fantasy adventure!

Thanks for the ARC, flatiron! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Slavery and Racism

evafantasy's review against another edition

5.0

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An ARC was lent to me by my local bookshop.

This was spectacular. Perfect balance between dark and gritty and a flicker of hope and warmth. All the characters are so engaging, all of them so complex and compelling. The writing is a pleasure, fluid as a river. Loved it ! 

I started reading and then Heartstopper and OFMD put me in a reading slump, I wasn't even in the mood to finish it anymore but I did, and I enjoyed it immensely ! So to tell you, it was good xD

TW - , implied rape, miscarriage, death, beating, racism, misogyny, murder, self harm, parental abuse, gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Racism, Self harm, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Misogyny

Minor: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent