Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

39 reviews

arthurwjones's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.25

if i could give it 0 i would because what the fuck was that 🤡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

livid_by_any_other_name's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Abortion

Moderate: Sexism

lycaenide's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Ok, so this is extreme horror, so when I say this book was gross and unsettling and made me cover my mouth and audibly say "oh no" when I realised what was coming .. I mean that as a compliment. Surprisingly well written.

Full breakdown under spoilers:

After reading a book where I had no clue what was going on, in the unreliable narrator / descent into madness kind of way, and no idea how I was supposed to feel ... I needed to read something that was the complete opposite. Enter visceral body horror. Definitely knew what was going on (gross stuff) and definitely knew how I was supposed to feel (horrified).

Characters: 6/10
Considering the book is mainly two characters talking to eachother, there was lots of room for characterisation and I felt it was done well. 

Atmosphere: 8/10
Everything was viscerally rendered. I could imagine each disgusting thing. 

Writing style: 8/10
Surprisingly well written, considering the niche genre. 

Plot: 6/10
Absolutely wild plot and I have no idea how to rate it.

Intrigue: 9/10
It read as one of those books that you just had to keep reading to find out what on earth was going to happen.

Logic: 4/10
While everything was highly deranged and not logical, there was a sort of horrendous fateful intertwining of the stories that was in some way inevitable. 

Entertainment: 6/10
It was a page turner that was satisfying to read in its own disgusting way. Like you might not be enjoying it but you can't look away.

Overall rating: 6.71/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Trafficking

tiff_bb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Addiction, Abortion, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

shayyyy31's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Abortion, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Excrement, Grief, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Gore, Homophobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, and Toxic relationship

lauryn_amber26's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Addiction, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death, Blood, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Gore, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Abortion

dean_ax's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The first chapter was the most disturbing in my opinion because you can already tell what's going to happen...but during the few others before the ending you are weirdly put at ease. It's disgustingly disturbing and i would definitely recommend it to the people who appreciate the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Blood, Abortion, Drug use, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, and Body horror

voidcrawler's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gore, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Pregnancy, Excrement, and Drug use

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Disturbingly dark. Not at all what I expected — but heinous nonetheless. This nontraditional tale of horror will definitely fuck up your brain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Violence, Addiction, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Vomit

eeviee's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Perhaps I've read too many manhwas and mangas with far more shock value than this, but somehow it made me feel increasingly dirty than creeped out. Major content warnings are provided by the author at the outset. Will be tagging them here as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abortion, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Rape, and Toxic relationship