Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

38 reviews

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Medical content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Excrement, and Drug use

jazzclick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was a fun time. It was moody and gross (on purpose). I enjoyed it but it was lacking in prose and description. It felt like a good tv show that you watch when you want to zone out but lacks subtlety or much to be analyzed and pondered over. It was fun while I was reading it, but I don’t think it will stick with me is what I’m trying to say, I think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Murder

jessw17's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, and Gun violence

so_casually_cruel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Gun violence, Medical content, Stalking, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Torture, and Violence

symabee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

As a long time listener of the podcast Morbid, I was so excited to finally get my hands on this one. Alaina's knowledge as both an autopsy technician and true crime podcaster shine through in her writing to give us a thriller that feels frighteningly real. 

This book also features two of my favorite things as a reader: short chapters and alternating pov. The Butcher and the Wren was a quick but gruesome read that definitely left me wanting more 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Death, Stalking, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

ashnicter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I was excited about this book as a listener of Morbid Podcast. 

Plot: 5 stars. It felt like an exciting episode of Criminal Minds. It seemed to have some grounding in reality given the author’s background as an autopsy tech. There were some really engrossing moments and fun twists. I finished it in one sitting. 

Characters: 2.5 stars. It’s okay. I would have loved to understand more about the characters. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of diversity with the main characters. As for the secondary characters, it’s unclear. There seems to be one LGBTQIA+ character. Given the setting, having more built out characters that don’t leave the readers wondering about their backgrounds would have helped with character development. It’s especially distracting given the rich diversity of New Orleans. 

Writing: 2 stars. The dialogue is choppy and the writing could use some polish. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement and Panic attacks/disorders

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Body horror, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit

holliejemima's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Alcohol, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Drug use, and Death