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Woom by Duncan Ralston

154 reviews

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

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

5 stars: Not because I thoroughly enjoyed it; quite the contrary. This book is sick. It’s awful. It’s gross. All that said, it had me hanging on the edge of my seat, because I HAD to know what happened next. I almost quit right at the end, but I couldn’t. 

ps the ending reminded me of the movie ‘Men’.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment

jwitek's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

caffeinated_or_chaos's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

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

wends_nblw's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

CW / TW that isnt in Storygraph list : Descriptive scene of a minor engaging in sexual behavior

I honestly don't know how to rate this. I loved the characters and found myself connecting to them somehow, finding the whole

rebirthing

thing to be strangely therapeutic in a sense. However, the complete lack of respect Angel shows at the end for Shyla made me frown, despite knowing it was not out of character. As well, the n word having made an appearance twice was also very offputting. It was so out of place, I can't imagine why Ralston chose to add it in the first place. It's a shame, as it was a very lovely story otherwise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was truly one demented, excessively gory and odious, yet unique book. I don't think I'll ever be able to read this book again. I really enjoyed it, i think. 😅 I like to think i have a pretty strong stomach. I've seen many a thing in my life, but NEVER before has a book made me so nauseated that I physically turned the book from my face and looked away from it to process and not vomit on my book and bed 🤢... but just like true horror, it drew me back in. 

This was a "read at your own pace" buddy read, with three IG friends. We shall see what they think as well!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Excrement, Abortion, and Pregnancy

mamaashley's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy