Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman

32 reviews

honey_coated_chapters's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

2.0

°:. *₊ ° . ° .•

𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 2/5

𝑵𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔: 

𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔: 

•gory horror 

•addiction 

•unlikeable narrator 

•cult-like 

🚨TW: infant loss, toxic friendships, abortion, addiction, drug abuse, murder, gore🚨

🍄👻

I want to start off by saying this was really well written. The rating wasn’t based on the author’s talent or even the premise (which is phenomenal) it’s based on the execution. I was expecting creepy horror but instead was dealt an incredible slow descent into addiction with some gory ghosts sprinkled in. I don’t mind gore - at all - however, a lot of situations were presented and left unexplained, which to a certain extent makes sense…. But it felt incomplete. The main character/narrator Erin is unlikeable to the point of detestable. She’s just… stupid, desperate and hard to relate to. Again, she’s written well for being an immature girl who falls into the wrong crowd but I really couldn’t give a shit what happened to her. 

🏘️🌪️

This book is just incredibly sad and dark. And upsetting in that I wanted to get justice for everyone wronged. It’s too much and not enough at the same time. There were situations that could’ve been left out all together. There was a lot of harping on the same subject repeatedly but then glossing over other, more spooky or relevant details. I think it would’ve been more enjoyable had it focused solely on the gory ghosts and the drug rather than the main focus be addiction.

fuck Silas - he’s such a POS. RIP to the security guard and Amara, she didn’t deserve that. Erin is the shittiest person I’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

nugsforbugs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Murder

editrixemma's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, and Death

aghoststory's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Grief

big_mom'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Drug use, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Death

oro91's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

Trippy and fun. Also very graphic. Lost points for how confusing the set up was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Blood

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, and Gore

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Abortion

lazydazelibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.5

The premise of this book was promising, and I enjoyed it up until the last third. I read this book in two days, anxious to understand the mystery involving Erin and her ex-boyfriend, Silas. Unfortunately, the last part of the novel fell flat for me. I liked the paranormal aspect and historical descriptions throughout the beginning and middle, but it turned gory toward the end. It was as if the writer was on a specific path originally and took a wrong turn before finishing the book. Definitely left some loose ends, and the final outcome seemed too "out there".  

2.5 stars for premise and readability, as I was eager to keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Death, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

anyone else wondering what happened to Tanner?

eed8's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abortion

juliaraimondi's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Abortion and Fire/Fire injury