Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Seed by Ania Ahlborn

33 reviews

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

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

5.0

A chilling book about generational trauma, with horrifying supernatural elements. Was on the edge of my seat the entire time, finishing it in two sittings because I had to know what happened next.

Artfully explored the cycle of generational trauma through a scary and gory lens. The descriptions of the demon were  visceral and terrifying, with the possessed child resulting in a bleak ending of another repetition of this dark cycle

. Absolutely recommend for lovers of supernatural horror or beginners to the genre like me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ilaxaria's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Child death, Animal death, Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

247halloween's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, and Child death

dayinn's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, and Violence

kmccann98's review

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

berrytart's review

dark emotional 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

3.5

I did enjoy the book, it did keep me on the edge of my seat for a while. But after a while I kept, you know, waiting for something more I guess. It’s a good quick read though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Blood, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts

mjadeh's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Death

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

The Details:
Narrated by Eric G. Dove
Unabridged

August pick for the Horror Summer Camp Book Club.

This was fantastic. It took the child possession trope and created more of a psychological and eery narration.

I thought the characters were excellent to read about and I loved how we flipped back and fourth to Jack's early life.

I kind of wished we got even more information about the dark entity, and I wasn't sure how it was going to end but it shocked me! 

Really enjoyed this one and I think it was a great final pick to close out the summer camp of horror reads 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Torture, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

kit_cloudkicker_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. This book does not spare the reader. I loved it. Gruesome. Infuriating. Appalling.

You will suffer in agony along with this family and do not expect happiness to return once it leaves

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

hick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Child death, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia, Cursing, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders