Reviews tagging 'Death'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

61 reviews

howdywrites's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

caseofspades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

sallysimply's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

5.0

Wow, well I didn’t expect to finish that in a single day. I didn’t even think I’d like it that much, but that was a SOLID read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death

tartar94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

a_novel_craving's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

kawooreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I am a big fan of Henry's fairy tale re-imaginings and this is my first read of one of her original stories. It was tense and creepy on multiple levels from start to finish. Martha lives in a remote location in the mountains with William, there is a dark predator in the trees that grows bigger and more threatening, and three people come to the mountain in search of a cryptid or mythical creature. How all these journeys collide creates a sad, intense and quite terrifying story. I can't really go much into this one without spoiling the story, but I will just say I felt on edge from the physical and psychological torment, the isolation, Stockholm Syndrome, not to mention the scary thing in the woods. At times, I must mention, the dialogue could have been better, but otherwise I enjoyed this one, it will probably be the last spooky read for me for October. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Torture, and Kidnapping

hmatteson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bastieboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Bullying

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent

luccasaworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, and Gun violence

sunshinestark's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder