Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims

79 reviews

eliza_flamingo1's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I loved the horror in this book, I suppose my only complaint is that I could have gone for more time getting to know the characters. It’s still very good as is but sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all of the different characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Deadnaming

There’s a ghost child but I don’t know if that couldn’t as a dead child specifically, we don’t see her die or anything

whatsjessreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, and Cannibalism

elinthenilsson's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Death

librariangeorgia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, Body horror, Gore, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Addiction

wayward_books's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Addiction

gryflette's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment and Transphobia

librarylurker's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Gore, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Transphobia

fwee's review

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

4.0

I loved this book. I never thought a horror would ever be my comfort read, but I found this book almost fluffy.

I'm a fan of The Magnus Archives, I love the story, I love the characters, I love how Jonny portrays the different perspectives of the characters and mostly I love interconnected anthologies. This book has all of those. The reason I didn't give this 5 stars is because it's very heavy-handed about the message it's trying to give and I found the climax to be underwhelming, even though everything leading up to it was great.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

hellebore's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Blood, and Drug abuse

Minor: Body horror

jgberokoff's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Horror is not typically my thing but I love this brand of horror. Being a Magnus Archive’s fan, it was especially fun to read as I could hear everything in Jonny’s voice. 

It’s a bit slow to start and often confusing but the ending and the message are well worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Blood, and Death