Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

30 reviews

cmdiaz004's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

This played out like a movie! Heart-pumping, action-packed, scary, thrilling, and even quite humorous in some places! I thoroughly enjoyed this. Trigger warnings: emotional/physical abuse towards a woman. If you can get past that, it’s well worth it, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Body horror, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

lizzie_anjali's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Body horror

Minor: Abortion and Animal death

maria1598's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

This book picked up right from the start. I loved how this book was both a domestic thriller and a creature feature.

I rated it four stars as I got kind of bored in the middle when they were walking through the woods all the time. I also wanted a big face off with the monster or more about its history/personality to be revealed but we didn’t get that.  overall good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely love myself a good creature feature, especially one so well written! In this winter horror novel, Mattie finds herself prey to not only her “husband” who has held her captive and abused her for years, but she is also suddenly the prey of a strange and vicious creature that has made the caves near her cabin it’s home. When some cryptozoologists stumble across Mattie and William’s cabin they also stumble across the creature, and Mattie’s struggle to survive takes another turn. 

I loved Mattie as a character as well as the cryptozoologists she meets. You want them to survive! This was a great blend of creature feature and survival horror that I could not put down. Highly recommend reading Near the Bone for the perfect winter horror vibes!

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Content Warnings

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

p4ncakeprincess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

caseofspades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Child abuse

franknforter's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

cryptidkay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

 SO SCARY! I loved it so much!

I was a little worried about handling the abusive relationship aspects of this book. I really should have been worried about the author's ability to put two monsters in the same book and for me to care about the creature-y one.

I loved the old-school creature feature feel of some of the horror and was shocked by the more modern slasher/thriller style horror the framing narrative incorporated.

I loved it loved it loved it. All the more reason to never go into the woods 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

Um... there's a lot of graphic stuff in this book. Like so much.

hmatteson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Pedophilia

bastieboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Body horror and Bullying

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Grief