Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Along the River of Flesh by Kristopher Triana

3 reviews

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Grim and bleak, but unfortunately a step down from the original. Check your Content Warnings... it's rough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Police brutality, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Trafficking, and Slavery

k_rose95's review

dark 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? Yes

3.5

Triana knows how to write disturbing characters well.

Felt like Gary was just shoehorned in for plot though, he didn't contribute anything to the end game.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Incest, Misogyny, Death, Pedophilia, Ableism, Sexual content, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

hapikohw's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

3.5 for me. I loved the first book so much and at first I was afraid this would be a step down from it, but in the last third of the book I really got the same tense dread and anticipation I got in the first. Killing, the river and the River Man is just a real good horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Child death, Rape, Sexism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Torture