Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito

64 reviews

anarchycupcakes's review against another edition

0.5

dark funny tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While it has Victorian in the title, it is set more in an Edwardian or even Regency setting based on descriptions. Vapid, gory and not as clever as it thinks it it. I suspect perhaps written by AI. Wants to be Chuck Palahuiniak but isn’t as well turned or as clever.  Comes off like a Tim Burton by way of Hot Topic gore fest, with no deeper themes or meaning.  Plot twist was not a surprise.  I wish I could get my time and money back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism

thenatureofabigail's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

sierrasaur's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation

heyitsa_ashley's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Torture, Murder

opencovers's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Abandonment

Representation: Queer

hyperlexia's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bloody funny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

possumbard's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault

Minor: Incest, Cannibalism

Frankly, too many trigger warnings to individually list

cammmiam's review against another edition

4.0

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Now this is what I mean when I say give me an anti-hero. This was wild in the best possible way. Be prepared for gore though — and a lot of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

phillyld's review against another edition

4.25

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wow, wow, wow!  I’m still speechless after finishing this book.  This is horror unlike anything I’ve ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lexcellent's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism