Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Das Beste sind die Augen by Monika Kim

234 reviews

ma1ware's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

misslaciebug's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

Moderate: Sexism, Stalking, Sexual harassment

melinas_reads's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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👁️The Eyes Are The Best Part👁️

Ji-won’s life begins to unravel after her Appa’s extramarital affair and departure. Her younger sister is hurt, her mother is a shell of herself. Ji-won is left behind by her friends and starts failing her classes. This is all made worse by the appearance of her mum’s new boyfriend George. A middle aged white man with an Asian fetish, who quickly overstays his welcome. His attitude and lingering looks make Ji-won and her sister uncomfortable and disgusted. Along with him, come the nightmares. Nightmares of blue eyes. The same shade as George’s. Bloody, and salivatingly enticing. 

This book was CREEPY. And I really enjoyed it (as much as you can with a creepy book). It is a psychological horror about the making of a female serial killer - a second generation Korean woman in America seeking revenge. It’s really not a very long book, but it’s packed full! It discussed family and family dynamics, culture and cultural identity in a new country. It focuses on mental health, to the point where you’re not actually sure what is real or what is just the main character hallucinating or dreaming. This makes it so much more powerful and immersive an experience. It is graphic and gory and gross, which I don’t mind, however, I would recommend checking out trigger warnings. Some of the passages and descriptions made me feel a little queasy too! Despite the fact that what the main character is doing is clearly wrong, you kind of end up liking her, even if she’s not necessarily likeable. Like….good for her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

mystic_faerie's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder

oblemons's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book had murder and stealing and framing-- yet the only true crime committed is that the main girl and her "friend" never KISSED. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, Stalking

mariannaofthelion's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol

maxgene's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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this was so fun to read tbh. written so well and not too much filler stuff that sometimes is in lit fic. i'm getting more into horror and this reminded me of the invisible hotel by yeji ham, but more gruesome and unhinged. love me a good decent into madness. the brain tumor thing at the end though was a bit out of nowhere (and as a neurology nurse it kind of lost me,,definitely not believable but whatever)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder

Minor: Medical content, Stalking

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

3.5

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

star_kissed_knights's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 59%

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Honestly, I liked the story and the writing but I just could not handle the body gore of this one. But for those who don’t mind it, this could be a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

cinnamonsweetpotatofries's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail