Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

42 reviews

voilajean's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Self harm, Animal death, Child death, Sexual harassment, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

hannaib's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Animal death, Suicide, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

entityj's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Vomit, Islamophobia, and Alcohol

winters's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, Suicide, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

merelthelen's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

My uncle told me to read this because the book was very tense and interesting (also terrifying, he says he couldn't sleep because of it). 
In my opinion the start to middle part of the book was only mildly tense. As soon as I read 'Second Part' 2/3 through the book I knew things were going to escalate very quickly. Boi did it escalate. 
Was it scary? No, not really. Was it sad, intense and a tad confusing? Absolutely. The last few chapters (and the epilogue) still have me confused as it is hard for me to conclude if everything I read actually happened or if it was all in Stefan's head. 
All in all it was a pretty good book, I have a hard time getting through Dutch books yet this one was surprisingly easy to read.
A solid 4/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide

mlemzor's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Torture, and Vomit

coleyglasses's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

1.5

The concept for this book was fantastic but the ultimate execution was very much lacking, especially in the back half of the book. 
Additionally

Way too much nipple torture and very poorly written female characters

Made for an uncomfortable read at times and not in the good way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

misty_muskrat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gore, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

georginaaurora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

donateyourhands's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Body horror