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booksthatburn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
**My recommendation has been pulled based on issues with the author. The original text of the review remains below.
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HEART, HAUNT, HAVOC is a captivating story of horror and connection, beginning when a trans exorcist starts falling for his nonbinary client. Things escalate as the only way to remove the spirits plaguing them is to dig into the client's painful past.
I like the relationship between Colin and Bishop. I rarely get to read romances where both characters in a relationship are trans and/or nonbinary, so I was excited to read this and very pleased with how it's handled.
As the first book in a series, HEART, HAUNT, HAVOC resolves the major issue of the haunting Colin arrived to handle. It also sets up the possibility of later appearances, though a quick glance at the descriptions of the next two books indicates that the main character won't be the same as the series moves forward. I like the story, I like the setting, and I'm interested in the idea of an exorcist who understands himself as abandoned by his god, but is still some relevant level of devout. Though the way the worldbuilding clearly establishes the presence of at least three spiritual/magical traditions in play, it implies the possibility of many more.
Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Cursing, Death, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Animal death, Grief, Medical content, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Racism, Colonisation, Vomit, Gore, and Alcohol
joann3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Cursing
Moderate: Sexual content and Grief
Minor: Vomit
galleytrot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Horror isn’t a genre I hop into very often, so it’s always an interesting experience for me when I do. I’m having a difficult time writing out this portion of the review, because I don’t really have too much to say about it. I really liked the story, I really liked the main characters, and... well, that’s pretty much that.
This book has representation for unspecified queer sexualities, potentially pansexuals. One of our main characters is a trans man, and the other is nonbinary, using they/them pronouns. The latter is also a person of colour.
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Racism
booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition
Moderate: Grief, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Death, and Gore