Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

253 reviews

braveprincess11's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Premise was solid enough, but it had far more potential as an adult novel. Publishing as YA limited how much Sutherland was able to explore her ideas, and as a result… it wasn’t very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Vomit, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

blackthornfaery's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Gore, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

mary_stormageddon's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I'm going to be thinking about this one for a long time. What a devastating ending! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Suicide

kassea_xoxo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? N/A

5.0

I LOVED the way this story was carried out. It unfolded with lots of little clues. It all built up to a very spectacular story with wonderful twists and turns! A great book, that I binged on this weekend.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

imskylow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Dark and twisty and interesting. All of the descriptions had me glued to the pages. The death and decay vibe was just so prevalent everywhere but described with such tangible imagery. 

A WHOLE star off for that egregious kiss though. Did not need that to be in the story. We can have platonic relationships between sexes too, you know 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child death, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

sienna1508's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

This book had great potential, but in my opinion, it wasn't great. It never got super exciting because the plot seemed to drag on a bit. Overall, also pretty predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

aecoralie's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

edit: i'm bumping it to five stars, i can't stop thinking about this book

this book was awesome, i loved the magical realism and the aesthetic of it, but it was way too disturbing for me to rate it five stars. be mindful of the trigger warnings, there were some scenes that left me reeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Rape, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, and Child death

berrytown's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Stunned by how much I enjoyed this. An entirely solid horror book no matter the YA label. The mystery is fast-paced and gripping. All three of the hollow sisters are distinct and strange in their own way. Has a few points of dialogue that are on the more juvenile side but considering the intended audience is expected. Definitely a new fave.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Gore, and Suicide

flute_frog_7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this book overall. The story was super intense and engaging, and it sucked me in right away. The character relationships were really deep and interesting.
The only thing I didn’t like was that the gore was a bit too much for me, to the point where I felt nauseous during the last third of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child death, Trafficking, Vomit, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexism, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

livbizkit's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

This is a dark mystery adventure in which no woman seeks the help of a man at any point. There is no big strong man waiting to save the frail woman who has been disenfranchised or kidnapped. The women are the things in the dark. I loved every literary aspect of this story. At some point the writing is so well done and descriptive it truly feels like you're standing in it. This book delves into the deep connection between sisters, family, friends and truly explores the complexities of the phrase, "the blood of the Covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." A sad twisted tail of loss, grief, and questioning how well you really know the people you hold closest. Could not stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Vomit