Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

179 reviews

alibrarymouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While the idea of this book sounds so interesting, I just couldn’t get behind the characters. The side characters really make this book because Juliette and Roma weren’t really likable. 

It’s also super gory, so it was a little gross to repeatedly hear about

people ripping their own throats out

I understand the point trying to be made, but this goes a little too far with it. I did like the world created and explored because 1920s Shanghai was interesting, but there were a few things even within the plot I would have liked explained a bit more. 

Maybe these get cleared up in the sequel? However, I wasn’t moved enough by anyone or anything to have much interest in the next and felt the ending was satisfactory enough to just call it a day after this one. 

Worth reading for the world and the commentary on colonialism/imperialism, but the slow burn, friends to enemies to lovers and twist at the end wasn’t my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

erikaraz's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Body horror

aielinnae's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

LOVE the world and the characters, but I felt kinda slumped during the middle. It was lots of fun following the mystery and the payoff (and that cliffhanger?????!!!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcohol

tell_them_stories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, Classism, and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Parasitic lice-like insects

anna_333's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Nothing like I expected, loved it's gritty darkness while maintaining likable characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Physical abuse

megaroo93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It’s a very dark and gruesome book… I was disappointed that it didn’t really feel like Romeo & Juliet. The ending was chaotic and I didn’t completely follow it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Body horror

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Bullying, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit

moondaisyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Violence

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror and Gun violence