Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

17 reviews

sennaje's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Animal death, Torture, Slavery, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, and Gore

eegekay's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Gore and Body horror

Minor: Fatphobia

readravereview's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Body horror, Violence, and Animal death

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

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

3.75

John Gwynne is a wonderful modern fantasy writer, and continues to be. This series continues with his signature style of multiple character points of view that slowly weave together as the story goes on. Plus, it’s Norse-inspired which you don’t see a lot of in fantasy for whatever reason. Oh yeah it’s hyper-violent, but luckily without the usual caveat that “it’s historically accurate so there needs to be rampant misogyny!” 7.5/10. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Trafficking, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical content, Grief, Slavery, Stalking, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Torture, and Animal death

roxy_reads_romance's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Cursing

orange4orange's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse

mirrorballmusings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Slavery, and Vomit