Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

23 reviews

diabro87's review against another edition

3.75

Really effective scares and atmosphere, less thematic impact than other books I've read lately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Abandonment

gellyreads's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book has an excellent concept, a fairly great execution, and an ending that will make you feel feelings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

detective_dipstick's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

pitbulls_and_prose's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Eight-year-old Bela loves her family. But lately, someone (or something) else has been spending time with her, and Bela calls her "Other Mommy". Scary things start happening around the house, and not only to Bela, but family and friends as well. Her parents are determined to fight whatever "Other Mommy" is and protect their daughter. They are desperate enough to try just about anything.

I liked this book. It delivered on being an extra creepy, haunted house story. The book is told entirely through Bela's perspective which lends to the creep factor because she's too young to fully grasp how much danger she is in. She eavesdrops on her parents a lot and you can tell she never quite thinks this haunting is as big of a deal as it is. You never fully know what's around each corner or who Bela is even talking to. Bela's inner monologue is at times very immature (rightfully so, she's eight) and at other times extremely mature. This was a very curious writing decision from the author. The parents' mental states both devolve throughout this book and you can tell by how they start talking to Bela like an adult more and more. While I did enjoy this, it wasn't anything new or special. If you're looking for a quick read to scare you for a bit, you can't really go wrong with this one, but there are better stories out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

aiden_mr2's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Absolutely terrifying novel. Making this story from the perspective of a child made it that much more scary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore and Infidelity

lizgom'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

4.75

I hated so many things about this book, solely because what the f*ck is up with this family.

Sh*t hit the fan so early in the book, I wasn't expecting that lol.

I started reading the book and was creeping myself out so I decided to go the audiobook route because I wouldn't be able to push through if I was the one setting the tone. Overall the story was interesting, I really like all the reactions it got out of me. I don't remember the last time I actually felt SOMETHING while reading.

Definitely read the triggers to this before picking it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

adrilynn21's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, and Alcohol

chaoticgobzy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

issymaae's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

keen's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Infidelity

Moderate: Body horror and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Violence, and Murder