Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

38 reviews

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

jocmetpie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wished it was longer. Some parts could have been a few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Torture

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Body horror

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Medical trauma, Violence, Medical content, Blood, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide

kelseykatem's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is a very quick read, with obvious room for a sequel. As with almost all true-crime novels, there is a twist, but I didn’t really see it coming. I enjoyed the author’s dichotomy of perspective to propel the story forward as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

shirleonelsie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

Definitely somewhere mid. Not great but good. Not awful. Felt like a YA novel with some dark elements but I think I appreciated that considering every other chapter was from the POV of a creepy serial killer. I don't usually read books like that so this was a nice intro to it. Though, I might not venture into that too much, besides getting the sequel to this obviously!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, and Vomit

eviethebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Stalking, and Murder

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

2.0

I didn’t understand where the plot was going and the reveal / plot twist didn’t fully make sense to me.  I also strongly disliked the ending. I felt like I was reading a textbook sometimes and not an actual horror / scary gruesome book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Torture, Murder, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Blood

leazybeazy's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

1.0

It was a good premise, but we learnt little about Wren and an incredible amount about the Butcher. The location could have really been anywhere with swamps, there was very little sense of place despite the book being set in New Orleans. The descriptions of the dead bodies were incredibly graphic by comparison. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death of parent, Confinement, Blood, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Stalking, Alcohol, Drug use, Murder, and Medical content

thewickedbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Gore, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Blood