Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

18 reviews

thesonnetsilence's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I typically don't read thrillers, but I was happy I picked this one up. I couldn't put it down! I feel H.G. Kane was a refreshing and unique antagonist, and he was unlike anything I expected going into this book. I also think the emphasis on grief was very powerful, and I shed quite a few tears toward the end. There were twists and turns, and although I  did predict a couple of the major plot points, how we got there was filled with twists and turns that I wasn't expecting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Mass/school shootings

edotte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Body horror and Infertility

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Yoooo this was such an out of pocket thriller. Once I got into it I was properly hooked. Something is keeping me from giving it 5 stars but to say anything about it would be too spoiler-y. It was pretty solid though and came with the "holy shit" moments that I expect from Taylor Adams after reading No Exit years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cates_reading_nook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Reader be warned: Do not read this book in spurts. This is a hunker-down, bring water and caloric reinforcements, and buckle up. This book grabbed me from the second page, and never once let me go. It is funny, and twisty, and empowering. So, so, so good. So, so, so creepy. And I promise I'm not just writing this so I don't get murdered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Car accident

mflynn8908's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

The main character irritated me right from the start. She seemed rude, annoying and overall just mean however, once you learn her back story you understand why. 
I did guess what was going to happen about 50% into the story but the author had some twists towards the end that made me second guess if I was correct or not so it did keep me invested in reading the story. 
This is the second book I’ve read from this author so far and I can say that I actually enjoyed this one much more than I enjoyed no exit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

trysarahtops's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder