Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry

3 reviews

aparker89's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

My first Christina Henry novel and wow! This book packed SO much into 301 pages and I read most of them in the course of a single evening! This is a super FAST paced book, without being juvenile or leaving loose ends! The story is fully encompassing and urges you to keep going. I personally did not love the last 30ish pages BUT it did wrap up one last tendril of the story. The climax of the story is extremely well written, well thought out and not rushed through. 
I will definitely be reading more of her works!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Stalking, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Transphobia, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Classism, Misogyny, and Torture

atamano's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Violence, Transphobia, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

kshertz's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

I started it yesterday and didn’t stop it until I finished it today! That speaks highly of this book. It was slightly creepy but I felt proud I could handle it. 

I love the re-telling and aspect of being who you are. I fell in love with all the characters and loved to hate the villains. You can’t ask for more than that. Definitely a top contender, excellent book. Read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Bullying, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Misogyny, Blood, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Violence, Transphobia, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death