Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Abhorsen by Garth Nix

6 reviews

wharj's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a pretty good conclusion to the trilogy, but I wish the trilogy overall felt more cohesive (instead of a standalone book and then a separate story split into two books).
But if nothing else, getting more worldbuilding with the Precincts made this worth it!
"Sabriel" is still the best of these so far, in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

Look man it got some tears out of me at the end. What else am I supposed to rate it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Animal death, Body horror, and War

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Minor: Medical trauma, Mental illness, and War

limiwh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Child death, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

bibliocinephile's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4.5!

While in the end a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy, the pacing left me slowed and beleaguered by philosophizing and then quickened and shooting through the end with haste almost. however all the character had very sexy resolutions and i will adore nixs style till the end of days

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

cait's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Classism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and War