Reviews tagging 'Death'

Waif by Samantha Kolesnik

14 reviews

another_dahlia's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Death, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gore, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Biphobia, Cancer, Blood, Homophobia, and Body shaming

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

krustations's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Death, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

mfrisk's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book seemed interesting when described and the concept seemed like it could be taken to some interesting depths. However I felt like this novella fell flat. The book tried to touch on concepts such as misogyny, beauty standards, putting relationships and people on a pedestal, and so much more but even in this short book some aspects got repetitive while others weren’t properly fleshed  out. Unfortunately didn’t enjoy this read and didn’t feel like it rose above shock value though it tried to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Misogyny

Moderate: Biphobia

sunnyp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Stalking, and Sexual assault

quills4days's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Child abuse

assesgrass's review

2.25

the beginning was interesting and then after the surgery matt had, it got super dumb. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

montsebens's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Most monsters are just people the heroes abused.

I can’t decide if I’m traumatized, enthralled, or emotional. Waif is a rollercoaster that starts in the unknown and only moves through darkness. It’s a wave of pleasure that rises a heartbeat to then sink it in sorrow. 

My mistake was reading this at night. The descriptions are vivid and raw, it made me feel haunted in a way I’ve never experienced before. The realization that I identified with Angie sunk me right down with her — I felt like I was her. I held my breath the entire way through, and I’m going to keep my inhale in my lungs for a while after putting it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Death, Gaslighting, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Classism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Biphobia, and Lesbophobia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was certainly not what I expected. It's almost as if there were two completely different stories from beginning to end but I didn't hate it? Super strange, not as horror gory as I was expecting from it being on those sort of lists and recommendations. I enjoyed thinking about and reflecting on the themes of societies expectations of women and our bodies, our relationships with men, homophoia, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Biphobia

Minor: Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Classism

abandonthebody's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Death, Body horror, Rape, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia