Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

27 reviews

burnourhistory's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

ewarde's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

Well written, but weird. So weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Body horror

submerge's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Body horror

heshanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Gorgeous prose that doesn't collapse under its own weight.
Excellent use of silence/blank space
I often get tired of format swapping, but this moves between narrative prose and play scenes and does it to *fantastic* effect.

Main characters encounter peril but do not perish.

Weird premise, beautifully told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Medical content, Body horror, and Death of parent

tetrootz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Body horror, Blood, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Alcoholism

abelk's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Body horror

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

sofiam19's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

Wanted to DNF many times… this book is not for me. I felt no connection to the characters and I was struggling to find a point to continue, felt really boring. Also the writing had an odd flow and the section split felt so dumb (I’m sorry for those who loved this).   The Marcos section was also a jarring turn compared to the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Abandonment, Blood, and Sexual violence

tabookish's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-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: Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Abandonment, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Adult/minor relationship

agucwa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Animal death, Abortion, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

mxyfrzn's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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: Death, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Dementia

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Rape, Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts