Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Fated Throne by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

6 reviews

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

i thought cursed fates was depressing but this installment was pretty much suffering the whole way through and none of them could catch a break. the last 20% got balls-to-the-wall insane and then they had that goofy avengers assemble ass scene but i was just so relieved at a reprieve from the endless sense of doom that i was eating it up. caroline and susanne will of course need to be dealt with for the other thing that happens in the last 20%, because if they commit to it i will have to bill them for my therapy. 4 months' worth at least.

the character development in this book was so good; all of them grow but seth, darcy, and darius specifically shocked me in a very good way. if i'm honest more seth + darcy than darius because he was stubborn about his stupid politics until pretty much the very end but i feel like he really turned a corner. i've never hated seth as much as i should've but he really improved in this book and made an effort to be a better person (not sure why but i'm not complaining) and darcy got the chance to step up and gain self confidence. she's always seemed pretty docile and amenable to a fault next to tory but she's shown she's not to be underestimated at all and i loved it so much; i knew she was capable of it and it's so satisfying i feel like a proud mother!!

i'm sure geraldine's dialogue is objectively way over the top but in the 800 pages of psychological torture i was just happy for something silly to amuse me so i didn't throw my phone at the wall. again the last 20% just got batshit crazy but i loved it; it felt like they were finally able to land a strike after so long waiting and preparing. on another note i really feel for xavier (i swear this is not girl hate but) i don't think sofia deserves him at all. she's really nice as a character otherwise but xavier deserves to have someone that cares about him as much as he cares about her and she doesn't really fit that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Genocide, War, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual assault, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Rape

student/teacher relationship

mana_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Torture

isamoledo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Classism, and Gaslighting

akblair's review against another edition

dark

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, and War

Moderate: Rape, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

charhollyx's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book.
It was wholesome, it was hilarious, it was sad, it was heartbreaking.
I expected the ending to be much sadder than it actually was.

we saw a vision of Darius dying in one year when he sacrifices himself for Tory and his friends, which is sad of course, but that won’t hit me until it actually happens?

I loved the bonding of the Heirs with the twins this book. It started off heartbreaking and irritating, but after 20%, it picks back up again.
It could have been 100 or so pages shorter and the pacing is so bizarre that it’s funny, but damn do these sisters know how to write intense scenes!? And I personally love this world, so additional, albeit unnecessary pages I enjoyed.

the premise for book 7 sounds so exciting. Tory and Darius able to be together for a year, Tory free of the shadows and her bond, all of them on the run? I can sense more wholesome, bonding moments and equally badass ones incoming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

I had to read this one slowly only because I know the next book isn't projected to release until December (possibly sooner !! ALSO - the LAST book?! AHHH). As usual, Caroline & Susanne know how to hit their readers right in the feels, but also with laughs and great romantic moments. Words can't even begin to describe how much I have loved reading this series. I will wait with bated breath for the much-anticipated conclusion, but until then I'll prob reread ZA over & over and give their other series a go. By the stars, I can't wait!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence