Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

47 reviews

olivecatlady's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

Content warning spoiler:

graphic monster sex out of nowhere at the end

wreathedinviolets's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Wtf did I just read? I’m happy about it though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

ghostingarden's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, and War

rosemina2016's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Rape

I felt the tags weren’t enough of a warning so: I had to take a break with this one because the hellfire and damnation preacher was intense enough to make me nauseous. After a couple days, though, I made it through the rest in one sitting. Loved it.

hardbackhoarder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? No

4.0

The pacing was a bit off - there was a slow build up for the good first 3/4 of the book with a rush of events at the end that felt jumbled in execution.

Was not expecting furry/beastiality? smut which really isn't my thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

Minor: Confinement and Panic attacks/disorders

ursustheboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I enjoyed the read. It's clear though the book has been written over many months because the style is all over the place. The book cannot decide what it wants to be. I praise it for depiction of lgbtqia+ themes (

trans characters

depiction in particular). As a horror novel or just when it comes to simple plot devices, a lot could have been improved.
Heads up for explicit sex scenes as I was not ready for it (made me feel like I'm reading smut on ao3 rather than published work).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

virgilsinferno's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape

amandalachelle's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and Excrement

barometz's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Cannibalism, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and War

Minor: Lesbophobia

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

The main character, Leslie, is an invert traveling through Kentucky in the 1920s on duty as a nurse, to give vaccines and provide care around childbirth. This begins as more of a historical novel. Leslie is assigned to provide care and vaccines in a small town Appalachian. He receives unprecedented religious pushback in the town, which complicates his job and potentially his livelihood. But there are people he is determined to help before he leaves. 

The horror element slowly builds as the woods are clearly more than they seem. So much of the story culminates towards the end, making this a bit of a slower burn, but trust that it ends with a bang. 

The blurb promises "historical horror, trans romance, and bloodsoaked revenge" and most certainly delivers on all in more ways than I was anticipating (it gets gruesome and spicy, but also I can see where Madelo's writing style was impacted by the time in which he is writing.).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and War

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury