Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

16 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Yoooo this was such an out of pocket thriller. Once I got into it I was properly hooked. Something is keeping me from giving it 5 stars but to say anything about it would be too spoiler-y. It was pretty solid though and came with the "holy shit" moments that I expect from Taylor Adams after reading No Exit years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Stalking

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Vomit, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Car accident, Infertility, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Violence

cates_reading_nook's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Reader be warned: Do not read this book in spurts. This is a hunker-down, bring water and caloric reinforcements, and buckle up. This book grabbed me from the second page, and never once let me go. It is funny, and twisty, and empowering. So, so, so good. So, so, so creepy. And I promise I'm not just writing this so I don't get murdered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Child death

mflynn8908's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The main character irritated me right from the start. She seemed rude, annoying and overall just mean however, once you learn her back story you understand why. 
I did guess what was going to happen about 50% into the story but the author had some twists towards the end that made me second guess if I was correct or not so it did keep me invested in reading the story. 
This is the second book I’ve read from this author so far and I can say that I actually enjoyed this one much more than I enjoyed no exit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infertility, Stalking, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Body horror

ohhthehorrors's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

trysarahtops's review

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gore, Death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Murder, Stalking, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death