Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

61 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

Such an interesting and unique take on the fairytale.  I absolutely loved the plot twist near the end and how looking back it made a lot of sense.  There was a decent amount of queer representation with a lesbian MC, gay and queer secondary characters.  It’s a bit more angsty than I would normally read but I’m glad I read it and am happy to note the ending is a Happily Ever After… just a little more violent.  Though I will say after reading a few reviews it would have been interesting to have a chapter with Cinderella’s POV sprinkled in somewhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Blood, Animal death, Bullying, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, Grief, and Physical abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

dark hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

dancing_on_ur_muml0l's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Omg I loved this so much!! the knife scenes, the romance, the action, the badass female protagonists and the dystopia vibes are immaculate!! And Luke is literally my favourite character he's so nice!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Think about the Hunger Games and the Selection as one book. That's what this book is. Go read it it's amazing!

rainbowpridepin's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Homophobia, Death, Misogyny, Body horror, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

robinsong's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Bullying

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

the_last_bookshelf's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, and Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual harassment

kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Great take on Cinderella story, taking a darker route. The book includes modern topics like LGBTQ. I also sensed characters emotions.

I would have loved to see more detail like pov of what happened to different characters in certain situations. I also felt some scenes were rushed, unnecessary scenes were also added.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping

josieruby1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexism, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, and Emotional abuse

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Violence, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual violence, Grief, Death, Confinement, and Body horror

Minor: Outing, Classism, Death of parent, Animal death, Excrement, and Animal cruelty