Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

49 reviews

billie_churchill's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicide, Excrement, Racial slurs, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Infertility, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this is 1 sitting!

I'm still kind of shell shocked by it! 

Vague Summary:
A man has a dark connection to a motel room.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm dipping my toes into extreme horror, so I was a little nervous about what to expect from this book. It absolutely did NOT disappoint!

It left me disturbed and unsettled, but not disgusted and I was able to easily finish it. It definitely had the effect of a good horror movie! (I'm more knowledgeable about horror movies and more extreme horror movies than I am books)

If you want to be unsettled, disturbed, left feeling a little weird, and unsure what to do with yourself after reading, then this book is for you!

I've already saved book 2 on Kindle unlimited!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Gore, Abortion, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Physical abuse

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

eyeheartcorina's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Torture

sadieemayy24's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abortion, Mental illness, Death, Sexual violence, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Miscarriage, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Torture

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well that was disgusting. 

I’d seen this book being spoke about a lot on tiktok, but i didn’t actually know what the plot was, so i was rather curious to see what the hype was about and yeah, yikes. This was so disturbing in the best way. I physically recoiled whilst reading certain lines, and i’m gonna have some images burned into my brain for far too long. This definitely earns its title of extreme horror. 

I highly recommend checking trigger warnings and make sure you have a strong stomach before reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Excrement, Abortion, and Addiction

systemofanoun's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Excrement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Blood

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Infertility, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gore, Abortion, Drug abuse, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Confinement, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Medical content

kaileet's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Violence, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content