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aparker89's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Very quick read, interesting plots. Don't be deceived by the teaser- this book offers so much more than expected! Not overly gory and I person wouldn't classify it as a "horror" like my local library did, but still features some believable and recognizable supernatural elements! Definitely written to drive you to finish, some great twists and a few cliff-hangers. Worth the read and a few days of your life!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Animal death, Chronic illness, Dementia, Death, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Cursing, Gaslighting, Cancer, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and War
madarauchiha's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
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Ah. What a book. I enjoyed Hekla's Children from this author but this was a miss for me. The pacing is a lil bizarre. The first 1/4 is very speedy, and I wish this would carry through the rest of the book. The final 3/4s is slow paced and takes it's time building up to the finale. I wish it was a little faster in pacing, but maybe that was just me getting bored of it halfway through.
It's very white cishet briddish author in tone. It's got plenty of irrelevant mentions of genitals and sex and violence and gore, and etc. It does fit the tone of the book, but it beats you over the head with it. Hey this deity involves violence and murder and sacrifice! But wait, it's totally feminist in that female womans are in charge! [Except that's mentioned once and hardly matters. Men tend to take charge and bully around regardless of having a female figurehead.]
I thought it was a decent horror story. It's more gorey torture porn horror than spooky ghost paranatural horror, if that makes sense.
I wouldn't say this is particularly diverse. There is a single character that's a survivor of mental trauma. I can appreciate portraying the police in this story as authentically useless and petty.
Content warnings:
major depictions of war, gore, unsanitary, rats, death, cannibalism, starvation, minor NSFW mentions, throat trauma, guns, murder, religion ( christianity, catholicism), scars, injuries, institutional psychiatric abuse, , some weird animal related biotruth shit, nsfw mentions of aroused genitalia, explicit sex scenes / orgy, necrophilia, gore, unsanitary, major depictions dogs, slurs against Irish Travellers, anti Rromani slurs, medium depictions of cancer, explicit murder and fire, live burial, explicit child abuse some age regression, some victim blaming, dog attacks, minor mention of missionaries, medium depictions of police, kidnapping and other things I may have missed.
Ah. What a book. I enjoyed Hekla's Children from this author but this was a miss for me. The pacing is a lil bizarre. The first 1/4 is very speedy, and I wish this would carry through the rest of the book. The final 3/4s is slow paced and takes it's time building up to the finale. I wish it was a little faster in pacing, but maybe that was just me getting bored of it halfway through.
It's very white cishet briddish author in tone. It's got plenty of irrelevant mentions of genitals and sex and violence and gore, and etc. It does fit the tone of the book, but it beats you over the head with it. Hey this deity involves violence and murder and sacrifice! But wait, it's totally feminist in that female womans are in charge! [Except that's mentioned once and hardly matters. Men tend to take charge and bully around regardless of having a female figurehead.]
I thought it was a decent horror story. It's more gorey torture porn horror than spooky ghost paranatural horror, if that makes sense.
I wouldn't say this is particularly diverse. There is a single character that's a survivor of mental trauma. I can appreciate portraying the police in this story as authentically useless and petty.
Content warnings:
major depictions of war, gore, unsanitary, rats, death, cannibalism, starvation, minor NSFW mentions, throat trauma, guns, murder, religion ( christianity, catholicism), scars, injuries, institutional psychiatric abuse, , some weird animal related biotruth shit, nsfw mentions of aroused genitalia, explicit sex scenes / orgy, necrophilia, gore, unsanitary, major depictions dogs, slurs against Irish Travellers, anti Rromani slurs, medium depictions of cancer, explicit murder and fire, live burial, explicit child abuse some age regression, some victim blaming, dog attacks, minor mention of missionaries, medium depictions of police, kidnapping and other things I may have missed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture
rachelunabridged's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Man, did this book deliver! It was my first James Brogden read, and based on what I saw here, I'll definitely be seeking out some of his other works in the future. I could not put it down. The characters were fun (even the baddies), the story pulls you in, and the prose itself was fantastic. I loved the sort of comedic lean in the narrative. (Especially where Everette was involved.) Would recommend to any fan of horror!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Sexual content
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