Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

139 reviews

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

3.5

A collection of short stories touching on many different types of horror (psychological, bestial, zombification, body). Not particularly scary, but unnerving throughout. 

For a horror, I was looking to feel more uneasy and horrified, but I did not get as much of that emotion as I thought I would.

Still, the eerie premises are well built-up, and the short stories, in general, are well-written and paced, bringing the reader along for a dark and sinister journey.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Child death, and Death

booktribe's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

📚 Angelita Unearthed: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📚 Our Lady of the Quarry: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 The Cart: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📚 The Well:  ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 

📚 Rambla Triste: DNF

📚 The Lookout: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (TW: sexual assault, self harm, suicide attempt)

📚 Where Are You, Dear Heart?: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 Meat: ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

📚 No Birthdays or Baptisms: DNF (TW: pedophilia)

📚 Kids Who Come Back: DNF (TW: transphobic slurs)

📚 The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: ⭐️⭐️ (what is up with this book and its obsession with masturbation??😭😂)

📚 Back When We Talked to the Dead: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Average rating: 2.8 stars

Official rating: 3.5 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

TW for use of transphobic slurs

eli99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book had some good stories and some they weren't worth it. It's the type of crazy horror that I love. Boardering on reality. I love reading books like this that have been translated to English because you can tell a bit of the cultural difference as well. Horror and ghost stories are so different between cultures. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Self harm, Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gore, Child death, Pedophilia, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Transphobia

fabscarl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gore, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Body horror, Alcohol, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Excrement, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Death

Minor: Transphobia

fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Murder, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Body horror, Death, Violence, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Self harm, Medical content, and Suicide

joiceeg's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Pedophilia

Moderate: Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Addiction, and Drug abuse

emi_momo's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Excrement

Moderate: Transphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Trafficking

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Kidnapping

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Violence, Grief, Sexual violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Death, Child death, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Vomit, Rape, Trafficking, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child abuse, and Excrement

Moderate: Police brutality, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Sexism, Misogyny, Confinement, Incest, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

brigg_sy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Horrible, vile, disgusting, and weird. An incredible selection of short stories that are so well-written, and enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Vomit, Mental illness, Murder, Gore, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia

foreverbooked15's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual content

Moderate: Transphobia