Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The September House by Carissa Orlando

92 reviews

kellyykatt's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

poppyseedromance's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide and Sexism

karenreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Fans of haunted house tales are in for a wicked treat!
 I've had my eye on The September House for awhile and was thrilled when it arrived in a recent book box. 
 What a unique book. I was hooked by the writing style from the very first pages, and totally taken in throughout.
 Margaret and husband Hal purchased an 1800s-era house that happened to come with more chattels than expected. Ones that scream, bite, and make the walls bleed every September. A basement from hell.
 There's a whole host of "pranksters" in the old Vale house, with visible evidence of how they met their ends. 
 Oh it's a dark scenario, and at times gorey and spooky. Yet author Carissa Orlando tells us the story with touches of humour and humanity that make the scary nearly charming.
 I loved the whole experience and even more impressive that it's a debut.
 Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, and Death of parent

bookwyrm_kate's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved that I thought I had things figured out, initially was shown to be correct, then everything was subverted and went batty. A lot of fun, and watch out for a LOT of body horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Dementia, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gaslighting and Mental illness

sarah984's review

dark funny 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

This book dragged a little bit in the middle but overall I really enjoyed it. The voice was fun, there were some surprisingly effective scares, and it managed to surprise me a few times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Animal death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

Minor: Cannibalism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Police brutality, Self harm, and Suicide

Insect/bug content

neighborhoodkat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Vomit and Blood

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gore, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

ohyayitsapril's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Death, Murder, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

devalabra's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Dementia, Alcoholism, and Body horror