Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix

36 reviews

random19379's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia

dokushoka's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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: Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

gracklewarp's review

adventurous dark lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Suicide, Body horror, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Abandonment, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Excrement

mconroy9137's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement, Antisemitism, and Grief

voilajean's review

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Classism and Antisemitism

emohell's review

funny 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

4.0

this was an incredibly fun read! not nearly as horrifying as i was kind of hoping it would be, but still plenty of parts that had me on the edge of my seat, hoping my favorite characters would make it out alive. far funnier than it was scary, but still a great time to be had overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Confinement

Minor: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

ladyfrecklles's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

okay i have soooo many feelings about this book!! i know this is one of grady hendrix's  older books but like ??? gurl. this is not it. it's a short read and if that's a compliment that's definitely where my compliments end for this book. after like page 120 it's just a straight gore (i'm squeamish over everything okay so i'm calling it gore when they litcherally describe finger nails being ripped off like a wet stamp) and action-fest book. character's had no development, no depth, no spice. and to top it all off there are so! many! plot! holes! what the fuck is the white milky fluid that comes out of trinity and into carl? who the fuck is carl? why couldn't the cops find the address? but then the cops do show up at the end? what , and i cannot stress this enough, the fuck did i just read. hendrix, you owe me one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, and Excrement

shell_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, and Grief

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Additional CW for rats. Also, as someone who has trouble reading about hand injuries: be warned that there is SO MUCH hand mutilation in this book.

apestforwrens's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts