Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

58 reviews

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Chapter 14......Lee Mandelo you will always be famous

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

rgbuchy's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Body horror

Minor: Death

flamesocks's review against another edition

dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and War

imchelsi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

A case of "wtf did i just read" for sure.  I so wanted to love this one for what it was described to be, queer Appalachian folk horror. But it didn't focus much on the horror and was mostly just poor character development and ill-timed, lengthy sex scenes (I feel like such a hater 😭). 

The only reason I didn't dnf this is that it was such a short read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

pagesofash's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

qpqdelia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A tense read that left me wanting more. A story of revenge and comeuppance. Feels very relevant today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Torture, Excrement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

quinntillion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If I could rate this higher, I would. Closested queer historical fiction, with the most delightful addition of the supernatural near the end... I would have read so much more of this. It's the t4t horror romance I've always wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and War

jennmonk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Transphobia

brookiehew's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emready's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The tension was incredibly well done, the slow creep of dread as Leslie learns more about the secrets of Spar Creek climbing to its peak at the end. An excellent queer revenge story about becoming the monster they always said you were. 

The descriptions of gore were a bit too much for me personally. And the age gap (30 and 18) between

Leslie and Stevie

bothered me. Definitely check the content warnings beforehand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and War