Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

499 reviews

lexloveslattes's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m starting to think nick cutter isn’t for me, this is my second book of his I’ve read and felt disappointed by. Each one started off so promising, such creative stories and premises that I was hooked from the description alone. Then they just…drop off, or another aspect takes primary focus of the story, making it feel like the plot has changed entirely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Animal death, and Gore

canofbookworms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I'm so glad I didn't leave Nick Cutter behind after reading "The Deep" because this was fantastic! There is still animal cruelty and death that was hard for me to read, but it was more necessary to the story as a whole. 

It definitely didn't come off as being nearly as gratuitous as it was in "The Deep." 

The descriptions are vivid and the world-building is amazing, I highly recommend "The Troop!"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Bullying, and Child death

sylviemarie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.25

This is easily one of the grossest books I have ever read. If animal abuse is not your thing, skip this one. I will say the writing was great and use of ”evidence” (articles/interviews/journal entires etc.) throughout really helped break up some of the tense moments well.

This book was really like watching a train wreck; I kept saying, “YUCK!” in my head but managed to finish it in a day. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, and Animal death

weed_babushka's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child death

withsquared's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Abandonment, Vomit, Murder, Body shaming, Child death, Body horror, Torture, Death, Violence, Gore, Terminal illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Bullying, Blood, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Misogyny and Homophobia

heycolby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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? No

4.75

Maybe the scariest book I've ever read, almost certainly the most disturbing. The first book to give me a nightmare. What a gross, great read. Not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

A truly disgusting read. I would have finished this sooner, but I kept getting itchy reading it. Fantastically written, but a tough read if

you're bothered by parasites/bugs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, War, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Misogyny, Cursing, Fatphobia, Sexism, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

pavonini's review against another edition

Wasn’t what I wanted. I was expecting horror, not detailed descriptions of sadism (from the sociopath’s point of view). Turned my stomach.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Medical content, Body horror, Torture, Animal death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying

kmd8582's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

khaelalevey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Animal cruelty