Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

6 reviews

mabelsyrup's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

everybody’s so creative hahah😀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Addiction, Drug use, Trafficking, Abortion, and Gore

Moderate: Death and Excrement

booksofautumn's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, and Domestic abuse

kjricha's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Excrement, Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, Violence, Abortion, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Gore, and Infertility

lycaenide's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

Ok, so this is extreme horror, so when I say this book was gross and unsettling and made me cover my mouth and audibly say "oh no" when I realised what was coming .. I mean that as a compliment. Surprisingly well written.

Full breakdown under spoilers:

After reading a book where I had no clue what was going on, in the unreliable narrator / descent into madness kind of way, and no idea how I was supposed to feel ... I needed to read something that was the complete opposite. Enter visceral body horror. Definitely knew what was going on (gross stuff) and definitely knew how I was supposed to feel (horrified).

Characters: 6/10
Considering the book is mainly two characters talking to eachother, there was lots of room for characterisation and I felt it was done well. 

Atmosphere: 8/10
Everything was viscerally rendered. I could imagine each disgusting thing. 

Writing style: 8/10
Surprisingly well written, considering the niche genre. 

Plot: 6/10
Absolutely wild plot and I have no idea how to rate it.

Intrigue: 9/10
It read as one of those books that you just had to keep reading to find out what on earth was going to happen.

Logic: 4/10
While everything was highly deranged and not logical, there was a sort of horrendous fateful intertwining of the stories that was in some way inevitable. 

Entertainment: 6/10
It was a page turner that was satisfying to read in its own disgusting way. Like you might not be enjoying it but you can't look away.

Overall rating: 6.71/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Drug use

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Trafficking

eeviee's review

dark sad 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

2.75

Perhaps I've read too many manhwas and mangas with far more shock value than this, but somehow it made me feel increasingly dirty than creeped out. Major content warnings are provided by the author at the outset. Will be tagging them here as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Abortion, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Excrement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Rape, and Toxic relationship

wildcitrus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual content, Rape, Gaslighting, Excrement, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, and Racism

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Blood