Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

10 reviews

sam_i_am's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death, Addiction, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

lilawsahar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Holy shit.

I can’t believe Mint killed Heather because he thought it was Jessica. I also can’t believe Mint and Jessica just let her die. They did nothing to save her. They are literally perfect together. I can’t believe that Cooper still wants her even though he’s a good person and she is most definitely not. Also I can’t believe Mint kept dating Jessica even after he thought he killed her!! Wtf. Why didn’t he break up with her if he hated her so much. Also what was he planning on telling Jessica when she ran after Cooper in the present day Homecoming…

All the people in this book are really shitty. They make terrible life choices and only think about themselves. They all need therapy.

Jake cheated on Heather throughout their relationship with Frankie. Frankie cheated with Jake. Mint KILLED Heather and never truely loved Jessica just liked being admired by her. Cooper cheated with Jessica. Heather threatened to expose Frankie for taking drugs and wanted to expose Jake for being gay. She also lied about how much work she put into her life and drove Jessica mad. Caro stalked her friends because she wanted to be included in everything. Jessica let Heather die and cheated on Mint. What a shitty group of friends.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, Death, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Death of parent, Body horror, Drug abuse, Rape, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Homophobia, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Stalking, Religious bigotry, and Outing

rachelcotter1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Outing, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Holyyyyyyyy. That was a rollercoaster! I am not usually a fan of an unreliable narrator, and the only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is that. You will go back and forth the whole book on whether or not you think she’s trustworthy, and I won’t spoil it, but it’s maddening and that’s intentional. This is a master class in unlikable characters, they’re all absolutely horrible including and most particularly the narrator. Do I hate her? Do I like I her? Do I think she’s guilty? What is she not telling me? Lots of dark and twisty turns and absolutely no stone is left unturned. I spent my entire day reading this and I have no regrets 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

amys_bookshelf24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, and Misogyny

the_eager_bookworm's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

THE WHOLE THING WAS GOOD! I was hooked from page one and never stopped being hooked. An easy 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

jeanforgets2read's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Eating disorder, Abandonment, and Drug use

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

littlefoot1919's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Body horror, Classism, and Rape

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

loony_lucy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

To say I was blown away by this book would be an understatement. I HAD to read into the night just to finish this. The pacing was perfect with each chapter leaving you with a leading statement begging you to continue. The diabolical characters are so complex and you root for Jessica so deeply even though you know she is not a good person. This was the best murder mystery thriller I have ever read 🤩

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship