Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Burn Our Bodies Down: Roman | Manche Geheimnisse hinterlassen Spuren, die nicht einmal ein Feuer auslöschen kann. by Rory Power

36 reviews

paracosim's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content

lilifane's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

2.0

While Wilder Girls was a pleasant surprise, this was mostly a disappointment. The protagonist was too whiney for me. Her and basically all the characters were unrelatabel, their dialogues and actions weird and illogical. The twists (after the first one) very predictable. 
The premise was cool again but I think I would have enjoyed it much much more if we had spent more time on the farm with Margot than in her head. The beginning was too long but the time Margot spent at Gram's way too short. What was it, 3 days for everything to happen? If it was several weeks, if we had more scenes with Margot and Tess (and Eli) and they actually formed some kind of friendship together, the horror and weirdness only slowly creeping upon us. I would have enjoyed that way more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

violet_pages's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Abortion and Vomit

sunsetcity's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, and Toxic relationship

whimsylindsey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

lauraeerika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Abortion

claredragonfly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Abortion

etosaurus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Gore

Minor: Blood

Nonconsensual pregnancy, but without sexual assault/rape

Gaslighting

margotnelson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved "Wilder Girls" so much, I knew I had to get my hands on this book as soon as I could. The writing immediately sucks you into the atmosphere of the story—setting is hugely important, arguably a main character. Dark, creepy, tense, this book has it all. It'll keep you wondering until the very end, and you'll get swept up into all the secrets that surround Margot and her family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility and Medical content

Minor: Abortion

jessni's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Super disappointing for me. I didn't really get any atmosphere from the writing and there wasn't real tension until the final 20% of the book. The horror elements were introduced way too late, and as a result up until nearly the end it just seems like a fairly standard mystery. I also didn't really care much about any of the characters, and the relationship between Margot and Tess was very flat. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Body horror