Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

84 reviews

joy_ong's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Miscarriage

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, and Torture

Rapes are not detailed.

lasamviela's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

readwithloz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

annareadsit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

beccaatx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Yes to this snowy, isolated, mountain cabin, unfathomable monster(s), woman finds her desire for independence despite extreme abuse, spooky spooky story. If Last Thing to Burn haunted you, this will too due to similar themes, but add in a snow monster. At first this books toes the line of thriller and horror, and then firmly steps over it into horror territory. I’d recommend this one, but the abuse suffered by the main character is fucked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, and Kidnapping

annamorgan27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

leahrosereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A creature feature where man is once again the scariest monster. Near the Bone starts off as a slow, domestic thriller of sorts, and then goes absolutely off the hinges.  There's mystery and a beastie and of course, the real villain of it all, a man named William.

I could not put this one down!  It was brutal in every sense of the word!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

jadziad97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mj38012's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage