Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

11 reviews

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Death, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Classism, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Animal death, Murder, and Body shaming

Minor: Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Confinement, Sexual content, Colonisation, Racism, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

elizabethwebb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Vomit, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Bullying, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

jrharris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Body shaming

thisiscourt's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Grief

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing

bookbrig's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

This feels like a great fit for fans of iZombie or The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina who are looking for a novel. I really liked Mila, and the premise is fantastic. As an adult reader, I felt like the murderer was a little easy to guess, but the way the mystery played out was still satisfying. There's definitely some gross body horror in here, and enough f-bombs that I'll probably only bring it to our 8th graders. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

emily_mh'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This rating is pretty much based on my enjoyment because the plot was a let down. But before we get into that I'll talk about what I did like! This read was atmospheric and spooky. It had good pacing, and the main character, Mila, was a great narrator. And like I said, I really enjoyed reading it! 

HOWEVER, the plot turned out to be quite underwhelming. For a mystery/thriller, it was very linear and if you're familiar with the genre I feel like the culprit is an easy guess. Some other things I didn't like was that apart from Mila, the characters felt a little flat, and I didn't like the whole bully-redemption arc. June and Dayton were literally racist and fatphobic towards Mila while they were living and within a week everyone was buddy-buddy? Not a big fan of that.

All that being said I did like this book, and loved where Mila ended up by the end of it. I would be super interested in reading more books about her life! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Gore, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Body shaming, Excrement, Racism, Ableism, Mental illness, Child abuse, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Slavery, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Confinement, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Infidelity

lynnmarier99's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, and Murder

grapehead's review against another edition

dark funny

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Murder, and Death

Minor: Bullying, Suicide, and Fatphobia

starlessnights's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

kelecoo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is a confusing mix in that it's both emotional and dark while still being funny and lighthearted. It definitely deals with some heavy topics, but does it in a fun, enjoyable way. I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and this gave me very similar vibes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Fatphobia