Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E.B. Hudspeth

2 reviews

ichor_tears's review

challenging dark tense 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? Yes

4.75

This is not a book for people who cannot handle animal cruelty and or experiments performed on animals and humans a like. The story is interesting and hard to put down, deeply disturbing, and does not have many traditionally "good" characters. I liked it, and the second half of the book was fascinating and read much more easily due to it's scientific nature. Do not go into this book without reading the potential trigger warning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Drug use, Confinement, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Addiction, Abandonment, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Torture, Child death, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Medical content, Gore, and Death of parent

johnnytest's review

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Dark but fun read, especially for people interested in science. Book itself is pretty and the art is very detailed and horrific.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug abuse, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship