Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

youthjuice by E.K. Sathue

4 reviews

lauren_reads_outside's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Thank you NetGalley for this audiobook 

This book is absolutely bonkers, and I really liked it. Is it realistic? No but that's not the point is it. Taking the pursuit for beauty and youth in a modern company to the furthest possible extent with visuals that will have you flinching and nauseated. The narrator absolutely nailed the vapid unhinged voice and it made the book come to life. I will say that in audiobook I did lose track of a few of the characters because they seemed vaguely interchangeable but it also felt intentional that they were described that way in a sort of fever dream haze.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Self harm, Drug abuse, Gore, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Dysphoria, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Body horror, and Bullying

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Self harm, Murder, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Violence

sarahmc95's review

This audiobook was so good. It was to good. The author and the narrator really bring to life the events in the story. At only 23% I don't feel like I'm spoiling anything but for trigger reasons

I couldn't take it anymore when they described her first self harm episode.

It was beautiful and graphic but it was just too much for me. 

I might try again with a text version at some point where I can skim the parts that are too much instead of the audiobook where I can't do that as easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Self harm

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

taylorjayne's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Cannibalism, Self harm, Drug abuse, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, and Eating disorder

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Vomit