Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Body Shocks by Kij Johnson, Richard Christian Matheson, Tom Johnstone, Nathan Ballingrud, Brian Evenson, Livia Llewellyn, Lucy Taylor, Kirstyn McDermott, Michael Blumlein, Kaaron Warren, Ellen Datlow, Simon Bestwick, Priya Sharma, Lisa L. Hannett, Gemma Files, Richard Kadrey, Carmen Maria Machado, Alyssa Wong, Cody Goodfellow, Genevieve Valentine, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Christopher Fowler, Tananarive Due, Ray Cluley, Edward Bryant, Pat Cadigan, Seanan McGuire, Cassandra Khaw, Terry Dowling, Angela Slatter

3 reviews

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Incest, Physical abuse, Blood, Child death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

wall0w's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Standouts for me were "The Truth That Lies Under Skin and Meat" by Cassandra Khaw, "Natural Skin" by Alyssa Wong, "The Look" by Christopher Fowler, and "Spores" by Seanan McGuire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Medical content, Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Rape, Animal death, Death of parent, and Confinement

cursivewolf'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I didn’t like all of them but the ones I did like, I loved. Such diverse kinds of body horror, some explicit and some creeping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault