Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus

4 reviews

kiddocut's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.25

I feel like the main twist is obvious but there is more to it than a surface idea of said twist. It’s a good idea but falls flat in it’s ability to deliver. With a weak love triangle in the mix too-makes the lead and her friends kind of insufferable in a book that’s explicitly about the conflicts of POW and torture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Gore, Violence, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death of parent, Cursing, Medical trauma, Addiction, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Chronic illness, Body horror, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

A lot of mention of the idea of hurting animals? It’s not actually happening but the idea is there? (Plot reasons-it makes sense). Heavy mentions of political acts of violence during the Bush Administration.

trippyotter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

OH. MY. The ending?! It'd make Stephen King proud. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death of parent

ninanesseth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

wraithofbooksandbones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence