Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

282 reviews

natbat13's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

An atmospheric folk horror novel that perfectly encapsulates the horror of puritanical ideals. I loved seeing the evolution of the main character Abitha and the creature Slewfoot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

mkd40's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Excrement, and Colonisation

jarolyn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mxfrazzle's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

casey_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this, it was creepy and atmospheric and even though I skimmed parts bc I'm hella tired of reading witch books set in puritanical US I still really enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

apoll0_yon's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexism

enidcoleslawww's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

An enjoyable, meandering read that was really nice to pick up and I looked forward to coming back to it. It felt long and drawn out and that's a little rare for such a short book. I think that is its only weakness. I felt a bit thrown around when it came to the eventual divulging of Slewfoot's true identity but somehow other areas were lingered on a bit much. I really did enjoy it but just didn't blow me away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, and Sexism

deathsmile's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

the cat is killed + its death is emotionally graphic

immorallybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

totalliebookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment