Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Transmuted by Eve Harms

5 reviews

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

dark fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Deadnaming, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Body horror, and Body shaming

Minor: Cancer

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Gore, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Transphobia, Death of parent, and Body shaming

Minor: Kidnapping, Cancer, Deadnaming, and Fatphobia

vigil's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Deadnaming, Gore, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Transphobia, Fatphobia, and Violence

sarah_bookshelf's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

If you're debating whether the content will trigger you or not, that's probably a sign you should give this one a miss. I can't explain why I loved it so much, but it probably had a lot to do with the shock factor! It's a horror romp, and it definitely gets off on turning your stomach - a lot of body horror and very specific details about non-consensual surgery and alterations, in a "freakshow" vein. I think in the end the author really makes a point about the messiness and trauma of the trans experience, and I love that the story doesn't shy away from the absolute worst case scenario that might go through someone's head before undergoing surgery. I will definitely be checking out the other novellas in this Rewind or Die series! And I'll keep an eye on Eve Harms: their writing style is so readable and real, and it really pulls you into the moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Torture, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Excrement and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming, Cancer, and Death of parent

henrygravesprince's review

challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I took an unfortunate break from reading due to health reasons right at the end of this book, but when I was able to read again, it sucked me right back in. My only complaint would be about ebook formatting and some minor grammatical & spelling errors. Very much feels like an 80s horror movie gem of dysphoric body horror and trans political commentary put on page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Body horror, Body shaming, Dysphoria, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Fatphobia