Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

112 reviews

dakotahreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

This was such a unique read from the 2nd person pov to the way it was fever dreamishly told.

The ending’s plot twist really got to me. It’s very open ended and upon the first time reading this I feel like the evil entity was a sort of his ancestry and so he really did play a roll in his wife’s death. The ending especially before the thing forced him to piss on her grave… then again maybe he was possessed and that’s why he had those thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

chelly_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

sxndaze's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Your grave turned into a bookmark we couldn't get past. That we kept going back to. 
You.

An exploration of grief that really hits so fucking hard. I’m obsessed with how Moreno talks about Thiago finding Vera’s hair in his clothing constantly even after her death. Those little reminders of how someone is always there. Like most, the ending confused me, but it also kind of didn’t? I liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Medical content and Suicidal thoughts

books_withblooms's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief

kassiebee's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

grief, loss, family, and a some pretty cool mexican supernatural elements. 

i was creeped out, my heart was heavy, i was taken to another world.. totally immersed, i finished this booked totally jaded. and i loved it. 

a bit slow in the beginning but with a purpose. i sensed the slow descent of his mental health, still with a possibility that nothing is really happening. until its not. 

im going to go watch some cartoons now ..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Cancer, and Medical content

Minor: Racism and Drug use

rchailles's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Death, and Grief

vonnibel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

felt a bit like the entire book was a way to make the last 2 pages incredibly creepy; even so, it worked.

to be honest, I'm not sure if I have ever felt grief to this extent. I knew what I was in for when I started reading, but I did assume the titular thing between us would be more technological than beast-like/nature-made. I don't think the book suffers from this choice; it's just a different kind of book that I expected. honestly not sure I would ever recommend this to anyone, but I did enjoy the writing style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide

dog turns into zombie. zombie dog gets killed, repeatedly. more people die in a similar fashion.

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

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

4.5

I finished this, looked at my husband and said "I can't wait to read this again".

This Thing Between Us gutted me. It is a horrific and heartbreaking take on the process of grief, and the isolation and guilt that so often follows losing someone we love in a way that we have convinced ourselves was preventable. 

I loved the small reveal regarding the format of our story, and honestly the jumbled, erratic time line did it for me here - it was written as a memory and clearly comes across as such. The body horror is graphic, the imagery is beautiful, and the portrayal of grief is so spot on that I reached out to hold my partners hand multiple times throughout. 

I was slightly disappointed that we didn't delve deeper into the "haunted itza" story line, and the reason behind the haunting itself fell a bit flat for me, which is why this isn't a 5 star read for me. However, I'm not disappointed, and I look forward to picking this up for a second time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

kinzythefreak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Body horror, Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Death