Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Risk by S.T. Abby

81 reviews

shannnne_reads_words's review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Rape, Stalking, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Excrement

carla20's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Body horror, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

scarlett_slayer95's review

dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Torture, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Police brutality

sarah_amy's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

Feels too early to give a high rating and it's such a short novel. Intrigued enough to read the next one. Quite graphic on the violence in the name of justice, and I'm not sure how I feel about that. Fair bit of spice. Looking forward to seeing more substance in the relationship than just sex (not that I mind it, but only if it digs deeper than the surface 'because they're hot') and getting into the complexities of the situation they're in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Blood, Rape, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Torture, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Body horror, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit

meeklovestoread's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was a decent start to the series. It was fun, but nothing mind-boggling to me. Hopefully, that will change once we get more into the story. Quite frankly with the way people talk about it, I thought it was going to be darker than it was. Maybe that will come within the next book(s). Not going to lie, I'm much more interested in Lana's past, her sprees, and Logan's cases than the romance. My qualm with this book is that it's not very descriptive when it comes to settings and side characters. And Lana's past is given to us very ambiguously. Not a big fan of the flashbacks, but it's whatever I guess. Hope we learn more in the future books. Also, this is a side note, but I'm reading this book while listening to it and I don't recommend the audio. I've never said this about any of the audiobooks I've listened to, but I don't think the voice actors match the story at all so just something to note if you're thinking of listening to the book.

Spice Rating:🌶️🌶️.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Rape, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Stalking, Sexual violence, Cursing, Gore, and Vomit

funshine3's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Quick and easy read I loved Lana

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual assault, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Gun violence, and Murder

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

this book was a quick enjoyable read. i loved that the mcs were a female serial killer and a male fbi profiler. the concept is great, it ended where i want to pick up the second book immediately and there are other mysteries i want answers to. the writing was ok, but easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident, Biphobia, and Excrement

k_coston's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Child death, Death, Body horror, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic friendship

aisdorchaling's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Stalking, Blood, Child death, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

sillyfatty's review

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit