Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

47 reviews

thecourtofreading's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Vomit

tjmcharg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, and Violence

starchaser17's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror

kaylamoran's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Was it well written?  No.  Was the world building so full of holes there were times I genuinely didn't know what was happening?  Yes.  Did I eat up all the sapphic yearning and immediately want to read book 2?  Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Torture

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Genocide and Confinement

mirrorstorm_'s review

adventurous dark lighthearted sad

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Torture and Fire/Fire injury

audreyreadz's review

adventurous dark funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, War, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

apersonfromflorida's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Torture

salemander's review

5.0

this shit was so STRESSFUL oh my god. please i just want them to have their happy little found family why is everybody having a bad time !!!!!!!
to be serious for a moment this book has some incredible dialogue around war and how children play such a huge role in it and goddamn is it fucking devastating. just heartbreaking and all too real. 
now please give them the chance to be fucking happy in the next book PLEASE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Body horror, Grief, Violence, and War

oliverreeds's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Police brutality, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, and Violence

recycled_personalities's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

HOLY SHIT! Ok it’s like a little slow at the beginning BUT I SWEAR JUST KEEP GOING IT GETS SO GOOD. I’m immediately buying the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Medical content, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Physical abuse