Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

26 reviews

squinnittowinit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Beautiful fantasy world based on ancient Persia. Story feels like a classic fairytale in the format of a novel, almost Romantic in style. Good character development from the main character, satisfying ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Body horror, War, Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Stalking, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

ghostsversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Phew I am on a roll baby. Anyways this was so great!!! I mean sure Soraya did a few things that might be stupid in hindsight but I mean she was very sheltered throughout her life so I understand. 

The subtle enemies to lovers with Parvaneh was simply <3<3.

Also

the way Azad was so manipulate even I was bamboozled. But maybe that’s the bloodlust talking idk

Finally I have to say that I loved

the fact that Soraya got her powers back towards the end. Just when I was thinking Oh her powers sure weren’t developed the author was like BAM

Honestly I’m glad I finally got around to reading this. Very much worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

phvntom's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Confinement

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, and Body horror

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Animal death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, War, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

the_bees_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

For those who like twisted fairytales, this unique take of Persian myths follows a princess who is poisonous to the touch, a roguish guard who seems too good to be true, and a snarky moth demon.
Believe me, this YA morally grey, but actually done well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Minor: Abandonment

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Body horror, Biphobia, Violence, and Toxic relationship

bzliz's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a new type of demonology for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Influenced by the Middle East- both ancient and modern- we follow the cursed princess Soraya who is doomed to kill anyone she touches as she discovers not everyone and everything is how it seems. 

Some of the twists are easily predicted but I didn’t feel cheated in figuring them out. In fact, I felt they were justified because Melissa Bashardoust did an exceptional job of capturing our heroine’s choices throughout her evolution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Kidnapping

andatherrin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body horror and Kidnapping

tyler_hmac's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Gaslighting

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Abandonment, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Homophobia and Biphobia