Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

117 reviews

rhath's review

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, and Body horror

trashgobby's review

dark reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Animal death, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Misogyny, Vomit, Suicide, and Body shaming

recklessric's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Just going to wrap all this in a spoiler tag since I'm not 100% sure how that works. This book starts out feverish in the best way before a bit of a mid book lull and then and end that does a pretty good job of misdirection before the twist. This issue for me, though was that the twist comes so late that it makes the last 1/3 of the book a bit of a chore because it feels like it's heading for something cliched and obvious so I like the ending but didn't enjoy getting there. Also I think this book contradicts itself a lot in terms of its philosophy and the philosophy of the characters which was ultimately a bit of a let down. I think it strives to be something more than shock value slasher fare and that's admirable but ultimately that's all this is to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual assault, and Torture

underagatheringstorm's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Body horror

keen's review

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicide

teanahk's review against another edition

dark

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was expecting the guts and gore, but this book was excessively rapey for a book about a female serial killer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Sexual assault, Rape, and Gore

Moderate: Medical content and Terminal illness

augustaholyfield's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Sexual violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Torture, and Blood

natahoochie's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

WTF. Horrifying. Brutal. Incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Stalking, Gore, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Body horror, Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Vomit

Minor: Abortion

arcillaf's review

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Murder, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

eerieehobbit's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-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

5.0

It was so dark, gruesome and fantastic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual content