Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham

23 reviews

thiscryptidreads's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

 What's more fun then four friends going on their first road trip to a music festival? How about hiding a body and trying to solve who is spiking the drinks of attendees hoping they turn into gruesome monsters?

This book was such a fun read, it gave almost Scooby do "who done it" vibes in the best way. Amazing LGBTQIA+ representation, I was griping my kindle reading so fast to see what happened next. The mystery and the love story had me on the edge of my seat.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Gore, Death, and Deadnaming

aiplusyou's review

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

re: diversity, the characters are textually diverse, but it's one of those situations where functionally they all feel very white. it didn't really bother me, and the main pairing is queer, but it's one of those hard to quantify situations.

i really enjoyed this, though! it was a bit lighter and more fun than dry, which i read last year, because it's happening post-disaster, but the two are pretty similar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cannibalism

Moderate: Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, and Police brutality

Minor: Transphobia

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Body horror, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, Medical content, Violence, Mental illness, Child death, Deportation, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Homophobia

keen's review against another edition

emotional 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: Body horror, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Alcohol and Confinement

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

sav_22's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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? No

4.25

This was a fun ride! It’s a perfect balance of horrifying and endearing. The main group is a group of girls trauma bonded by the event that changed the world known as The Hollowing. I found all of the girls to be relatable and intriguing to get to know; even when it mainly follows a first person one narrator format, we get pov switches in the form of flashbacks in 3rd person to dive into other characters. There’s romance and a hint of a love triangle, but I would say that it is very much a subplot to the overall plot. All of the four main characters are sapphic, which to me is something I always appreciate when writers realistically write queer people sticking together.

There are some questions left unanswered imo, and it’s kind of an open ending, but it doesn’t deter from the overall satisfaction of the book for me. There are some intense horror elements like body horror and gore, but it wasn’t overdone or overzealous. I really enjoyed reading the evolution of the main couple, even if it wasn’t a major focus and it was predictable I think that it complimented the story and themes well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Racism, Drug use, Blood, Gore, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Transphobia

samburkhouse's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Minor: Biphobia, Transphobia, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Animal death, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

simone_elizabeth's review

adventurous dark funny 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? No

5.0

This book is such a great summer read! Loved the campy B-movie vibes and the characters were totally adorable. TDD is a book that definitely knows what it’s about. I would not recommend if you dislike gore, but hopefully you gleaned that from the cover lol. Nightmarish scenario but the ending was so sweet and hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Vomit, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Confinement, Deadnaming, and Medical content

mostlikelyinalibrary's review against another edition

4.0

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this, but ended up loving it! I’m not a zombie girlie at all, but the premise of this book (if instead of the COVID outbreak we had a minor zombie apocalypse) was really interesting and unlike anything I’ve read before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Deadnaming

rootedinbooks's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

A fun YA horror-mystery, full of music festivals, useless bisexuals pining for their best friends, and an interesting take on zombies, this book got me out of a reading slump. It was a quick and easy read, inclusive in a lovely way, and overall just *fun*. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Body horror, Vomit, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Cannibalism, Blood, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Deadnaming