Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

117 reviews

finleyfrogreads's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Rape

ninjasunknown's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Felt that the main character was a boomer girlboss. I think there are ways to do a psychopath and I just found the main character boring with dumb motive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual assault

nonnayurbiz's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer

emiliareads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Car accident

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death, Car accident, Alcohol, Medical content, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

virtualdragonkitty's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed reading this book but objectively it's bad. The language is filled with jargon and slag that I don't think anyone would know unless they lived the life of Dorothy herself. The last 5 or so chapters seemed a bit OOC and we're not really what I thought Dorothy would do. Overall it was very fun and enjoyable to just let loss and read Dorothy tangents and stories. In the end, I support women's rights, as well as their wrongs...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

genevieveokeeffe's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Loved the dark humour element in this. Flew through it. Good ending also which had me a little on edge but still very enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

horourke's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

“Culture refuses to see violence in women, and the law nurtures a special loathing for violent women.”

Really wanted to like this novel, and it was high on my Christmas list. It was fascinating to read about a female serial killer/cannibal and I enjoyed the subtle commentary on modern feminism. Unfortunately, I am not well-versed enough in the “foodie” world to speak to the novel’s critique of gourmet eateries and food snobs. Similarly, I had no idea what many of the meals discussed in the book were and if I was supposed to think they sounded good or not. 

Although I enjoyed the concept and plot, I found that the narration was at times both pretentious, littered with complex SAT words, and overly cliche with millennial pop-culture aphorisms. I had to Google a handful of words on each page to fully understand what was being said, but I also was affronted with “keep calm and carry on” and similar phrases. In my opinion, the unnecessarily complex language and clunky prose hindered the plot and my enjoyment of this novel. If the style was more fast-paced and less intellectual, it could’ve been a great thriller, but due to these flaws, I found it just OK. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Rape, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Alcohol

lqne's review against another edition

slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, Infidelity, Rape, Cancer, Cannibalism, Car accident, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Sexism

augustpeach_'s review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-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

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, I found the writing style and pace engaging and felt like there was enough mystery/unknown aspects and tension to keep the novel going to the end. In particular, I felt Summers did an excellent job balancing the past timeline of Dorothy's past with her present age. I found reading from the mind of a serial killer/psychopath, someone who does not even possess a single morsel of empathy QUITE interesting!

I loved that each chapter was named after a particular ingredient or meal related to Dorothy's (and her victim's) lives. Especially.. the Rump Roast :) 

Pay attention to the content warnings! Not a novel for a queasy stomach. 

I purchased this book and plan on keeping it due to the writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death and Drug use

I loved the writing style, I found the food related/recipe/restaurant parts of the novel informative and interesting. If you enjoy food and restaurant writing, you will enjoy this aspect.