Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

62 reviews

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Bullying, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Torture, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

randeerebecca's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The ending had me screaming. Would NOT recommend to anyone who doesn’t like horror. Messed up and gory, but still a good storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Body horror, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Confinement

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

mossroot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brother is literally one of the best books I have ever read. Ahlborn's writing style hooks you into the characters, and her use of perspective is phenomenal. Every single twist and turn will have you violently turning pages. Whenever you think you know where things are going in this book, you're thrown back and forth between theories like the inflatable-arm-men that you see outside of car washes. 

No synopsis is going to do this book justice, and neither can a small descriptive blurb. I wish any creator's review truly highlighted how amazing this book is, but at the same time it almost feels like a well guarded secret; as if it is something that everyone has silently agreed upon has to be discovered by each reader on their own. 

They can never make me hate you, Misty Dawn. They literally can't.

Brother took me three hours and forty minutes to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

hannxm's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

missdanielle's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

telliot'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Child abuse, and Gore

shirtypantser's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Ableism, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia