Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo

65 reviews

madscientistcat's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Physical abuse, and Racism

skelepen's review

dark mysterious 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Abortion

zalilymoan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

Es un romance T4T enmarcado en el horror de la gringolandia durante la gran depresión y los valores puritanos. Entrañable, divertido, pero a ratos duro de leer por la violencia con la que combaten y

afortunadamente sobreviven y salen muy victoriosos.

Ojalá el autor nos regale más historias con este duo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Torture and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Abortion, and War

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

oheshbgesh's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

This was a fun historical novella. The author handled the identities of aueer and trans figures well. It never felt like a lecture on history. I would have enjoyed more horror elements sooner, but the real horrors of Spar Creek are the people, not the monsters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

elisepage's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Sexual content, Transphobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Deadnaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Murder

aglaeca's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This was a read that I found very self indulgent. I don’t think it will be for every reader, as I think a lot of what I loved about it was its resonance with my own experiences. However, it hit all the right notes for me, and was fast paced and felt like a light, cathartic read despite some heavier subject matter. The age gap could be upsetting to some but I didn’t find it particularly dwelled on or sexualized myself.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

heypretty52's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Misogyny, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Rape, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Dysphoria

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

mreadsbooks's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War