Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen

27 reviews

megj23's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

The Batchelor meets slasher film with Big Foot and her lesbian following. Completely wild and I want more! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

mosshaunt's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

MUCH more of a "monster-driven gory horror and satire of reality TV" than "sapphic monster romcom" as some marketing makes it sound.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Death, Violence, Car accident, Blood, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Abortion, and Cancer

gruhuken's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

I really love this kind of horror. I had a lot of fun reading this; the humour was pretty funny, it had a few really scary moments and the ending was surprisingly sweet. It felt a little too short, I wanted to know way more about the strange main character (what the hell was she even doing on the dating show to begin with??). The second half is where it becomes a slasher but I also felt that went by far too quickly, as if it was trying to get the characters out of the way rather than giving time to breathe within kills. A lot of questions, especially about the members of the island group, went unanswered in a way that didn't satisfy me. Would recommend this though, if not just for a quick, weird and funny queer read about. Found family? And sasquatches.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Death, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion, Kidnapping, Cancer, Sexual content, Racism, and Animal cruelty

Strong descriptions of violence, body mutilation and murder committed by a sasquatch creature. A character is grieving the death of her wife from cancer (this is mentioned in the beginning of the book). Some minor misogyny and racism towards the main character from a shitty guy, and some mild homophobia from a religious character. One mention of the D slur. Another character is mentioned multiple times to have alcohol problems. The main warning I would give is the gore: although the book retains a playful and comedic tone, there's a lot of dismemberment and bludgeoning

llyfrauginger's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Minor: Racism, Abortion, Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

beanmilkcantread's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

a reality show a la the bachelor! heteronormativity! producers producing! lesbian love letters! bisexuals! remote mountain/island getaway! horror! switching pov! women!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, Gore, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Bullying, Homophobia, Cursing, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Cancer and Abortion

jpitts's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-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

February 2024:
 Bumping up to a 4 star. After a really good book club discussion I think I appreciate this book a lot more. It's a good time and has so many scenes that are just impeccably written.


May 2023:

3.5
Hmm...I'm just not sure I got this. I thought the dialogue and the intrigue of the whole thing were wonderful and I was engaged enough throughout to give it a 3.5, but it felt like there should have been more to it. It ramped up to something really weird and interesting and different and then just kind of ended. I felt there was a lot more potential here and I would have loved another 100 pages or so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cancer

jry's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Terminal illness, Cancer, Abortion, Suicide, and Vomit

lizlikes_books's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Car accident, Murder, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer

leannanecdote's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Cursing, Sexual content, Classism, and Grief