Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

130 reviews

thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this is 1 sitting!

I'm still kind of shell shocked by it! 

Vague Summary:
A man has a dark connection to a motel room.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm dipping my toes into extreme horror, so I was a little nervous about what to expect from this book. It absolutely did NOT disappoint!

It left me disturbed and unsettled, but not disgusted and I was able to easily finish it. It definitely had the effect of a good horror movie! (I'm more knowledgeable about horror movies and more extreme horror movies than I am books)

If you want to be unsettled, disturbed, left feeling a little weird, and unsure what to do with yourself after reading, then this book is for you!

I've already saved book 2 on Kindle unlimited!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Gore, Abortion, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Physical abuse

tinkithesquirelll's review

challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

eyeheartcorina's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Torture

meg_k_white's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The execution of this was everything. 

Was it disgusting and disturbing? Yes. Did I cringe at certain parts near the end? Yes. Was there gore and trauma on every page? Yes. 

But there was also heartbreak and hardship and raw human emotion. Fantastic read that I highly recommend. 

Check those trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Vomit, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Abortion, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

shatton72's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I think the aim of this book was to make the reader feel very uncomfortable and it certainly succeeded 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Miscarriage

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'man baby'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Drug use, and Gore

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Miscarriage, and Infertility

madelinequinnee's review

dark 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

Well that was disgusting. 

I’d seen this book being spoke about a lot on tiktok, but i didn’t actually know what the plot was, so i was rather curious to see what the hype was about and yeah, yikes. This was so disturbing in the best way. I physically recoiled whilst reading certain lines, and i’m gonna have some images burned into my brain for far too long. This definitely earns its title of extreme horror. 

I highly recommend checking trigger warnings and make sure you have a strong stomach before reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Excrement, Abortion, and Addiction

systemofanoun's review

dark fast-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Excrement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Blood

essie101's review

challenging dark sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Violence