Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux

4 reviews

bugsybugs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

Interesting and low-level creepy. I liked the horror aspects a lot, and the plot felt original. 

The final few lines felt a little cheesy/unnecessary

I don't like that she became a vessel for the old one tbh

The romance subplots were done well. 

Overall I'd recommend! An enjoyable book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Violence, and Body horror

anonymousbiblioholic39's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, and Sexism

disnelyse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

A horror novel containing monsters, time travel, and characters finding that their expectations are not what they may seem! Perfect for those who like horror but prefer to not have goriness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Classism, Gore, and Gun violence

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I was honestly just bored for most of this. I didn't really connect with the writing or the characters, and despite the plot sounding interesting the writing style just wasn't working for me. I'm sure a lot of people would like it, but it just wasn't for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Body horror, and Gun violence