Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

78 reviews

toastrats's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

3.75

I think this world is very interesting and the story is so compelling, but we are unfortunately forced to experience it through the eyes of an apathetic shitheel of a man who only views women as mothers or whores. This is intentional, he's not a sympathetic guy, but ugh to know more of the world without Marcos' dumb ass in the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Pedophilia and Trafficking

simp4sneks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I highly recommend looking at trigger warnings before reading thism it goes in depth on the butchering, tanning, breeding process of HUMANS in a cannabalistic world. I dove into this without looking at proper TW, and even though I enjoyed the writing and the author very much, I wish I took a proper look into what I will be reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Cultural appropriation, Eating disorder, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Sexism

marthamae93's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Classism, Gore, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Toxic relationship

buttercup06's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Animal cruelty, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Slavery, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Excrement, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Infidelity, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship

lenny69's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, Hate crime, Blood, Toxic relationship, Rape, Gore, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

annahsmallwood's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This book is NASTY. Like, vile. I enjoyed every second of it. Before you read this, please realize that pretty much every content warning that you could possibly think of occurs in TITF. People are being bred and raised as livestock - you do the math. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Child death

reginacattus's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I think this book might be the most tense and physically uncomfortable read I've ever encountered, and incredibly thought-provoking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Infertility, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Sexual assault, Gore, and Death of parent

Moderate: Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Excrement, Cursing, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

jasmineb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Gore, Grief, Dementia, Child death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Blood, Excrement, Death, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Animal death, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Death of parent

elledanie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

swetha062's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

It will shock you for what may seem more human than the characters dealt with in this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape