Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

210 reviews

limthebean's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, and Stalking

oliviagwynne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Been on my list for a while, finally getting to it. 

Right away it’s giving the Firefly family from Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses. 

It’s told from the perspective of Michael, a boy raised in a rough family and then flashback chapters that are his brother Reb’s perspective. Reb’s chapters really add to the depravity and depressing circumstances you see in Michael’s chapters. 

Such a broken, miserable home. The cannibalism was a surprise but also not. 

I feel like a lot of it was fairly predictable. the poor MC is not as smart as the reader so it takes him longer to put things together 

It’s definitely gory. And has animal cruelty, murder, sexual assaults. 

The end is a gut punch but I don’t know how it could have ended any other way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Rape

jully_bean's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

This book destroyed me emotionally <3 and I love it. What an ending! The kind of story that keeps you thinking about it long after you've finished the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Incest, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Vomit, and Ableism

thejwq's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Child death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Murder, Gore, and Blood

gretchlikestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

Super dark but such a good read if you like horror 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Murder, and Violence

smalefowles's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

Ugh, I should have judged this book by its ugly ahh cover! Or just DNF-ed it at literally any point, but I always fall prey to the sunk cost fallacy.

Nasty and just dumb. The twists were telegraphed a mile away, and no one's motivation really made sense. Nothing anyone did made sense. How did they live in such a rural area and still rob different gas stations all the time? Has the author ever left Portland, OR? Such a dumb book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

pkatrinaanne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Pedophilia, Violence, Animal death, Cannibalism, Vomit, Incest, Murder, and Stalking

diannemarini's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

3.25

The book isn't really scary but enough for me to feel anger towards some characters. I genuinely hate Rebel/Ray with everything I have. The book gets pretty graphic so checking the tags is a must.

It had a VERY slow start. I understand why some people didn't pushed through with it. But halfway through the book there was a change of pace and it got me intrigued into finishing it. If you don't feel intrigued halfway through, maybe the book isn't for you. The final quarter of the book was fast paced and I'm actually glad I finished it. 

I only gave it 3.25 stars cause I kinda liked the ending but I know I won't be rereading it.

I recommend this if you've been reading thriller for a long time or you're fine with slow pacing. But if you're looking for popcorn thrillers, this isn't it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, and Incest

eclaire912's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Cannibalism, Incest, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Animal cruelty, Rape, and Torture

lightseeker's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Cannibalism