Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Last One at the Party by Bethany Clift

15 reviews

stabilesero's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

Two whole weeks since everyone died and I had only made the most cursory attempts to find any other survivors..... I had watched porn instead.

I freaking loved this. It was so refreshing to have a post-apocalypse book with a British sense of humour. There were so many points that were my favourite but I don't want to give anything away. You may find the MC a little self-indulgent and self-pitying. I honestly hated her for a short while, but let's be honest, we're not all going to be the best apocalypse survivors. This was a treat. 

Also, there's a dog. Need I say any more?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Death, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage and Xenophobia

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Vomit, Medical content, Racism, and Infertility

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, and Gun violence

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death, Pregnancy, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Vomit, Excrement, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

zoe_werdy's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I picked this up knowing nothing about it with quite low expectations and was absolutely blown away. This book was tragic, dark and harrowing but also genuinely funny and relatable, with twists in the plot I didn't see coming. I would definitely recommend but be prepared for some very vivid descriptions of death and decay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Grief

koplomps's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, just wow. The start of the book was hard but as I got used to the circumstances, it gor easier. After half-way through I didn't want to stop reading at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Child death, Infidelity, Excrement, Murder, Gun violence, Infertility, and Misogyny

Minor: Xenophobia

essjay's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I never would have picked this up based on the title and cover, both of which I feel do this book a disservice in getting it into the hands of people who will appreciate it. 

I don’t even really know how to talk about this, but I’m going to be thinking about it for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Addiction, Grief, Drug abuse, Excrement, Abandonment, Blood, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Death, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

max63815's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicide, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

Moderate: Excrement and Vomit

Minor: Xenophobia, Gun violence, Bullying, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty

flatreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Body horror, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Child death

sopranoreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child death, Alcohol, Excrement, and Miscarriage

chia_ie's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

this book was amazing. i loved it so so much. HOWEVER some parts were definitely hard to read, and i don’t know if i would’ve picked this book up if i was aware of the amount of gore in it.

there are some really distressing (and detailed) scenes including both animals and humans. the story being set in 2023 is also anxiety inducing, as we are still living through a pandemic. the idea of another one so soon, and it being more severe, is scary. 

i really enjoyed the main character. she felt very human. some people pointed out some inconsistencies in her character and the plot itself, but honestly if i ever did question anything, it was never significant enough to spoil the book for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Addiction, Death of parent, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Gore, Animal death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Murder, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Car accident, and Infertility