Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

31 reviews

brooketreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really liked the plot and the characters. Poppy was a badass female MC which I love. I was really invested in her love interest. If you are someone who enjoys spice, this does get spicy. However, the majority of the book is a slow burn.

My low star rating? The writing is pretty bad. At times, there felt like way too many words for not saying much. Other times it felt repetitive. We would find something out and then a page later the MC is going over every detail in her thoughts. It’s like yeah we know this already why are we hearing it all again. Then, I also felt there were times that the characters say something that felt like it broke their character. I wish I would have made notes on these moments for a specific example, but I didn’t have the time.

There were quite a few really great scenes that kept me going through the writing. I will most likely continue the series, because as I said I enjoyed the plot and the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Medical content, Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, War, and Pregnancy

tmhr's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

The writing can be confusing, but it’s really good fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, and Body horror

lureading's review

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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual harassment

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

Re-reading this as an audiobook was such a delight! Stina Nielsen does an impeccable job bringing Poppy and Hawke to life. My only gripe is that there was some inconsistency with the voice choices of different characters, so it was sometimes hard to keep track of who was speaking at specific times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Death, Violence, Murder, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Medical content, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexism, Fatphobia, Child death, Torture, War, Stalking, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

dubious consent about 75% through due to

Poppy not being fully aware of Hawke/Casteel's identity when she consented to having sex with him

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Body horror, Vomit, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

elainismy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Body horror, Blood, and Gore

anapthine's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, War, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Cursing

begentile's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, War, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Torture