Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

37 reviews

dehernandez3169's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Wow. What a rollercoaster. 

Beautifully, gut wrenchingly, and devastatingly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Sexual violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Homophobia

maylon93's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I simultaneously want to protect him and am disgusted by him. Wild ride of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Blood, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

sabubufu's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.0

You either love this book or you hate it to the core, whether it's the predictability or the fact it's one big trigger warning. Personally, I loved it. Well, Love is a strong word. It's closer to say that it stuck with me even after my audiobook ran out. It's gross, messed up, and full of evil, but Ania Ahlborn has a great writing style that jives with me. (Seed was great and way more accessible.) I loved to hate the main antagonist, and simply hated the rest, even when the text gives reason for all the depravity. I JUST wish the ending gave some reprieve, but the story just gets worse and worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Kidnapping and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

It's hard to track all the content warnings. It's a messed up book. Dead Dove, Do Not Eat.

ryankaybee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Vomit, Rape, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Cannibalism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, and Injury/Injury detail

stardustvein's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Physical abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Addiction, Incest, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Stalking, Rape, and Sexual violence

mel_j's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Holy crap. Such a suspenseful, dark, atmospheric read. Had me hooked.

TW for ableism, homophobia and mysogyny, horror, blood and gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Incest, and Body horror

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, and Incest

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Ableism

matthewclan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Homophobia, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

graysawyer's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Incest

reddarko's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Incest, Cannibalism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia, Animal death, and Sexual content

Animal death in the form of a dog, rabbits, and a pheasant. Pheasant death is most descriptive while other two are brief. Homophobia in the form of f slur usage.

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

This was so unrelentingly horrific from start to finish that there was a point where I was going to rate it a solid 3 because it was such a tough read. Like, it's funny to say a horror novel has bad vibes but goddamn did this have bad vibes. But it drove home the violent dullness of true serial murder and stuck the landing so hard that now I'm not sure it wasn't brilliant! But I can't decide, so no rating. But now I need a long shower. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Stalking, and Violence