Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Witches of Ash and Ruin by E. Latimer

3 reviews

midnacine's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

3.0

I initially wanted to give this 3.5 but lowered my score by half a star once I actually finished the book. I really struggled with the last 15%- I just wasn't interested, and if I hadn't been reading it for a book club I probably would've DNF'd.

I'm so confused as to why the ending seems to set up for a sequel when it's clearly a stand-alone book. And bouncing between five different perspectives made it tough for me to enjoy the characters, save for Meiner. The ending also left me with more questions than answers, and not in a good way.

Things I liked though: Dayna and Meiner's chemistry, Reagan and Yemi's energies, the OCD rep and Dayna and Meiner bonding over their mental illnesses, and the general plot. Other than that was a bit disappointed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Biphobia, and Religious bigotry

vallevia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Dementia and Murder

halfwaytoaugust's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry