Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Trees Grew Because I Bled There: Collected Stories by Eric LaRocca

36 reviews

k3nzi3's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Like all short story compilations, I enjoyed some of the stories more than others

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Incest

2busyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Body horror, and Adult/minor relationship

joeykills's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Death, Pedophilia, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infidelity, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cor_luz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

That last story was unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Incest

Minor: Suicide

draven_deathcrush's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

My first Eric LaRocca book! I'm usually not a fan of short stories, mostly because not every story is going to be a hit. The first half of the book was really good, but I wasn't a big fan of the second half. I did love the writing though, so maybe I'll try out some of their other books!

I hated You're Not Supposed to Be Here so much!!!!! I knew something was up with Vince, and what was up made me so mad. I hate reading books with infidelity or cheating in them. It will make or break a book for him depending on what happens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Pregnancy

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Mostly just boring unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Kidnapping, Incest, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Adult/minor relationship

jaymichelle's review

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This collection of dark horror stories by LaRocca immediately had me hooked with the cover and title. The first short story featured in the collection made me audibly gasp and shut the book to contemplate what I had just read. The rest of the short stories are thought provoking and a little nerve wracking! I found myself cringing at times and completely lost for words at others. I decided that I needed some short stories to end my reader's block this year and LaRocca did not disappoint! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death of parent and Incest

katam's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Chronic illness, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Cancer

ab1gail_g's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Body horror, Grief, Gore, Torture, and Violence

chellyfishing's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Murder, Self harm, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Incest