Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

62 reviews

brashknuckles's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Mad creepy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

cup__of__stars's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

jayinbee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Grief

mmelibertine's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

The veil between worlds is thin, sometimes...

rmgmorrow's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

There's at least one image in this book that will haunt me. The slow creep of dread is immaculately done, the cosmic horror is top-notch, and Simon and Carrot have just enough genre awareness to feel intelligent and reasonable, without feeling frustratingly detached from events. Highly recommended to anyone who 1) likes otherworldly horror or 2) finds taxidermy unsettling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Animal death

keiraonyxraven's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was my first book by T. Kingfisher and it most certainly won’t be my last! I finished The Hollow Places with 24 hours of it being delivered to my door and I have immediately purchased two more books by this author. 

I am a huge horror fan so I often find myself bored or giggling at even the most “terrifying” horror. I always thought I was just desensitised, but I am in awe of the authors ability to create a world with inhabitants and events so genuinely unsettling. I tore my way through this book and I was shocked at the genuine eeriness and uncomfortable feeling the writing caused within me. When I say I was checking the shadows in my room between every other line, I am not over exaggerating and I LOVED every second! 

The storyline and plot itself is not something I wish to delve into. To experience the full effect of this horror, going in almost blind is by far the best option and the blurb provides you with all the information you need. 

Regardless, this book will most certainly leave a lasting impression on my brain and I have no doubt in my mind that T. Kingfisher will become a firm favourite horror author of mine from now on. I highly highly recommend The Hollow Places for any horror fan who is seeking that skin crawling, adrenaline pumping, “you are not alone” feeling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Torture

snazzy10101's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

4.25

A fun mix of night at the museum and house of leaves, with some wind in the willows and annihilation thrown in for good measure. A sweet and easy horror read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

cwerber's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Damn. 

1. I should not have finished reading this so late at night. 

2. I am *really* unnerved right now. 

3. That was a really an excellent and scary book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Body horror and Violence

gondorgirl's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

There is a LOT of taxidermy.

tarfishy's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Torture, Infidelity, Body horror, and Gore