Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo

3 reviews

sakisreads's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

I’m not usually a murder mystery reader, but this one was great. My friend lent it to me and likened the detective to a Japanese Poirot, which I thought was quite fun 😊

A gruesome but still relatively easy read, this book encompasses all the difficulties of rich family dynamics and the SCANDALS! 

I didn’t really attest it to her, but of COURSE it was Matsuko fucking up the family! Oh dear 🥲

Giving this 4 out of 5 stars, I’d recommend it to anyone wanting a murder mystery with twists and turns ✨ Thank you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Torture, Blood, Body horror, War, and Infidelity

linguaphile412's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: War, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Classism, and Incest

rcholst's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexism and Suicide attempt