Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Nestlings by Nat Cassidy

43 reviews

autumnrain's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Racism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Body horror, Vomit, and Gore

smokeyphynix's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, Child death, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Cursing, Death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Ableism, Antisemitism, Blood, and Child abuse

quirkykay's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism and Ableism

laneychaney's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Infertility

Minor: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

Postpartum depression/psychosis

reading_under_covers's review

4.0

I really love how much research and sensitivity Cassidy works into his books - he deals with such heavy topics in a horror light that I just find so fascinating!

This had some gross goo and slurping (lol), but I really loved the setting and the New York nods!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Racism

sonygaystation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

I enjoyed this for a lot of reasons, but it definitely comes second to Mary (which blew me away with how much I just LOVED it). I really liked Ana as a character - her disability and her relationship with motherhood were so good. I also absolutely loveeeed the inherent Jewish-ness of the novel. I think the way it was incorporated was so satisfying and the fact that you couldn’t have major plot beats happen if you erased the Judaic aspects is so chef’s kiss. I’m not even religious and I want to see more religion in horror. The vampires were an interesting new take too. Not my favourite the way they were presented but definitely novel and cool! I do wish the book had maybe been a bit more scary or had more of the vampires doin their thing than it did, but also hearing about it was so GROSS LMAO that maybe I’m good with what we got. I also really enjoy hearing Nat Cassidy’s thoughts at the end of the book and it felt comforting that his 2021 was as much a dumpster fire hell year as mine was, even though I wish very much that there wasn’t need for comfort or to be comforting. Also Reed wins shittiest man award I hated him and baby bird was the cutest friggin nickname ever ok that’s all :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Racism, Cursing, Ableism, Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Grief, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, Child death, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

tayngerous's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

books that make me say “maybe I don’t need to have kids”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Grief, Death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Ableism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

randeerebecca's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Ableism, and Body horror

athompson0429's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

The mystery of the book was the most interesting part. Both leads had their annoying moments, but the husband was the most annoying part. Made me want to rip my hair out! I was dissatisfied with the ending, but I understand how it got to that point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Medical trauma

gilmargirl's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Racial slurs, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Gore, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, and Death of parent