Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

50 reviews

mitsuris's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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this book was so fawking good like.. i love wren so much shes incredible i loved seeing her development throughout the story and i teared up a few times while she recounted her childhood :C also love how descriptive holly black is bc i can vividly imagine everything as though i am in elfhame myself aghhhhh excellent read 10/10 will recommend to everyone i know <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, War

classical_learner's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence

Minor: Sexual content

aseel_reads's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This honestly felt like the same but different to the cruel prince. The betrayal was so mellow and nothing really. The romance or angst wasn't there and I just don't get the hype lmao. Only thing I liked is how gruesome the Fae are 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

maregred's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

cham721's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: War

Minor: Body horror, Abandonment

vainnerj's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional 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

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Honestly it was a tall order for me to read a book of elfhame without my beloved Jude. Since it was written by Holly Black though it was still full of heartbreak, wicked beauty, and complex characters. I’m so excited for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Blood, Vomit

savanah's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Torture

nojgli's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book ate me, chew me up and threw me up so that it can start again.

It's been a hot minute since I've read anything with such raw emotions, all while accompanying a handful of characters with their own complex personalities, backgrounds and feelings. Since it's a pov book, you're given many clues to figure out the twists except they are always worse than you'd think.

I advise people to check TWs because child abuse is basically the core of the story, but if that does not trigger you or you're ready to face it Holly uses language that will both rip you apart with with rawness and make you feel seen.


Also Holly of you're reading this, we got the memo with the hooves , for me personally I think you overdid it. And they are not sexy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

lexnicole's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Blood, Abandonment

_hart_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood