Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Jawbone by Mónica Ojeda

29 reviews

ynamuse's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.25

These are a few of my favorite things: gothic horror, cosmic horror, Carrie, greedy bodies, god-all consuming. To me was a feat of translation—delivering what was delicate, carnal. The girl in the attic with a creepypasta account might be the same one that burns down with Mr. Rochester. Incredible and physical white out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Sexual content

marenstunes's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Cannibalism, Self harm, and Blood

terriblelynne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, and Physical abuse

fernandaptln's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-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: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Gore, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Incest, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death

mondovertigo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Confinement, Child death, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Blood, Animal death, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Gun violence and Adult/minor relationship

kmacdo23's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

This novel is a revelation, a scream trapped in the throat of a teenage girl, a rosary made of strangers' teeth. One that I would pray upon, with reverence. This is a lesson I would sit through again. This is a volcano errupting and there's nowhere you can go to escape. I was so unsettled. I was held so tenderly by this story.

Welcome to The White Age. Explore the horrors of teenage girlhood. The horrors of womanhood. This novel twists the relief of being recognized as the fucked up girl that you are with the religions of desire and violence. 

What would you do for someone you love as the other half of yourself,  the completion of you? Everything? Everything, and all the brutality that implies. 

What is a scary story, a monster, a fear, but something kept alive by the same unwitting people that fall victim to its effect. Come see what you could keep alive. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Blood, Mental illness, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

elisascrive's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

Found myself gnashing at the end without even realising. It always keeps you on the edge. Not a five-star read just because I thought the ending would be much more devastating. Still, the rest of the book is a masterpiece of language and flow. 

It is not an easy read though, very explicit with toxic relationships all over. Motherhood and "sisterhood" are extremely relevant to the whole story and plot, with graphic depictions scattered throughout the novel.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Death

Minor: Alcohol

seawarrior's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

Endlessly disturbing and breathtakingly creative, Jawbone is a story of adolescent daring and purity that descends into violence. Ojeda's use of language, bodily disgust, and topical pop culture references create a story that is unique to the point of mythological. The horror draws the reader in and then clamps down its teeth, culminating in an ending soaked in madness and terror. One of the greatest horror stories I've ever read, and not recommended for the faint of heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Confinement, Body horror, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Excrement, and Bullying

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Torture, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

zenzi2read's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Darkly feverdream-like, yet horrifyingly real. This one is for the feral girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, and Rape