Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

This is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

9 reviews

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Miller is planning to marry her fiancée Florence. She has had to distance herself from her abusive mother, Sylvie. Unfortunately, Sylvie tracks Miller down and manages to persuade her to spend a weekend with her in a secluded cabin. Just like everything else I've read by Caitlin Marceau, this made me feel so much dread and fear each time I turned the page. Anyone who's ever had to grow up with a cruel and manipulative parent will relate to the events in this novella.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Homophobia, Confinement, Miscarriage, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Cursing, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Body horror

mfrisk's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

This book is an incredibly tense and stressful deep dive into a toxic mother/daughter relationship with a story that references Misery, The Shining, and Psycho. As many have noted there are two major twists and I did see one of them coming but wasn’t clear how the ending would sort out. As depressing as it is though it seemed fitting that that is what we are building to.

I really enjoyed this short novella read and would highly recommend it to those who are looking for something dark and psychological. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body shaming, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Murder, Blood, Lesbophobia, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Body horror

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Car accident, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, and Death of parent

anoldharmonica's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Body shaming

Moderate: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A super quick, gory read. Nothing over the top and just the right amount of mystery and suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Gore

illychilly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Blood, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

terriblelynne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.75

Wow, what a book! I don't normally make this kind of comparison but honestly? Misery meets Psycho but also totally original. This is a rough read if you've lived through an overbearing, emotionally abusive relationship with a parent. But it deals with the dynamic with a vivid emotional honesty juxtaposed against a disturbingly heightened set of  circumstances. Harrowing, difficult, tense and quick.  Highly recommended.

(review copy provided by publisher)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Car accident

bakerreads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia