Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

69 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

eusteph's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I had extremely low expectations for this book because I've been having the *worst* luck with books I find through tiktok, but I'm happy to say this book is the outlier.

This book was fast-paced, despite its dark and gory contents. I couldn't see the major twist coming, so that's also good. I also liked that the story didn't have a cookie-cutter ending. This is the type of book that leaves you on the edge of your seat. While I wouldn't say the story was necessarily scary it is anxiety-inducing enough to be compared to a blockbuster horror movie. 

For obvious reasons I don't think I would want to re-read this, but I definitely want to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Bullying, Confinement, Incest, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Rape

cowboytd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Incest, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

pullingthorns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

This is so Ethel cain coded 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Animal death, Rape, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Homophobia, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: War

kelsey054's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cannibalism, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual violence, Body horror, Stalking, Gore, Child death, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Torture, and Physical abuse

themookintosh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

5.0

Gobsmackingly awful and gut wrenching. Not for the the faint of heart but one of the most hopeless, true horror stories I have read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Murder, Child death, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

anastasiabeth's review against another edition

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

5.0

Extremely dark and twisted but what a gripping and entertaining read. SA trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Gore, Death, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Rape

clamb21's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, and Body horror

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

jennymcc97's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Body horror, and Murder