Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Network Effect by Martha Wells

72 reviews

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Emotional abuse

wilybooklover's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, and Colonisation

octopus_farmer's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

Not bad! Didn’t realize it was so much longer until I realized things weren’t wrapping. WILD conclusion. The tone overall was a lot more serious and dark from the get go to the end. I can’t believe I’m going to have to add this to my list of

divine mycelium

books.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Blood, and Abandonment

ailsaod's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-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

 I'm a little conflicted about this book - it is the only entry in the series so far that is novel length (though a short novel!) but I can't tell if the increased length was a good thing or not. I actually bought a copy for myself instead of waiting for it to be free at the library but I am a bit puzzled by the pricing of this series - £14.99 for a not particularly long paperback seems a bit steep for me!

In this book there is more space for Murderbot to interact with the characters which I very much enjoyed - the reappearance of ART was appreciated! - but the plot was slower and it was veeery exposition heavy in places. I did like how the alien tech stuff that started the plot in book one was actually elaborated on a bit in this book and the climax of the book was enjoyably creepy!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Xenophobia

skylarkindareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Colonisation

Moderate: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Violence

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I love this series! This one was interesting, being much longer and having different perspectives shown more. I really liked it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Abandonment, and Colonisation

that_kid_with_the_sword's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Medical trauma

matthewclan's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror