Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Jigsaw Man by Nadine Matheson

16 reviews

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I don’t really understand why I continue to read gory books when I’m terrible with gore. I guess because I just really love mysterious books and sometimes there’s dismemberment in them. All in all it was really interesting and I couldn’t really see the ending coming which I always like in a mysterious book. But for me it was so gory that I was mostly pushing through instead of enjoying it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

beanjoles's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Gruesome but super engaging page-turner. This is a thriller that definitely lives up to the moniker. I felt as though I were reading a CSI episode or similar, and I mean that as a compliment to the author! She did a tremendous job walking us through the ins and outs of the investigation whilst maintaining a sense of mystery and tension. Olivier is a truly frightening villain, and Henley is a brilliant but archetypically flawed detective. It’s a match made in thriller heaven. 😅 Can’t wait to pick up the next book when it is released!

I particularly appreciated how thoroughly grounded this story is in its setting. I’ve never been to London, but having read the book I now know more about its neighbourhoods, traffic patterns, types of buildings and features of the Thames, etc. Because the descriptions of the setting are so realistic, I spent a lot of time searching the Google Maps street view to see some of the places mentioned. I recommend tearing your eyes away from the page periodically to do this, if you aren’t familiar with the city! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Dementia, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use

I’ve tagged body horror because there isn’t a more specific content note, but click if you want more info on what that entails:

multiple graphic depictions of amputations performed on a conscious victim; descriptions of dismemberment of corpses

More on the rape tag:

two characters are raped and there is a description of objects used for penetration

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Torture

ofbooksandechos's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

I was not a fan of how this book treated violence against women, however this was a solid piece of crime/serial killer fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

tabby2920'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

librarygoblin's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Body horror