Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

30 reviews

mmtrue's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Torture

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well that was disgusting. 

I’d seen this book being spoke about a lot on tiktok, but i didn’t actually know what the plot was, so i was rather curious to see what the hype was about and yeah, yikes. This was so disturbing in the best way. I physically recoiled whilst reading certain lines, and i’m gonna have some images burned into my brain for far too long. This definitely earns its title of extreme horror. 

I highly recommend checking trigger warnings and make sure you have a strong stomach before reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Drug use, Excrement, Abortion, and Addiction

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Infertility, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gore, Abortion, Drug abuse, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Confinement, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Medical content

honeyteags's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Excrement, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, and Body horror

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Infidelity

sammirosewater's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Sexual content, Excrement, Sexual violence, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Confinement, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

asteinke's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Racism, Rape, Mental illness, Bullying, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Self harm, and Torture

booksofautumn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, and Domestic abuse