Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Along the River of Flesh by Kristopher Triana

5 reviews

readingwithgoose's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Really solid follow-up to the first book. Triana's writing is good, if a little wordy and verging on purple at times. He's also great at crafting characters with interesting layers, and I have to admit I'm still pretty enthralled by the River Man himself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Body horror, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Gore, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Grief, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

kelsieerenee's review

dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

A lot of typos in this one. It was just as graphic if not more graphic than the last book. Took me longer to read than the first. I still enjoyed it though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Pedophilia, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Mass/school shootings, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

Very very graphic.

kikis_a_book_wh0r3's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

The psychological mind f*** of this book is *chefs kiss*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Murder, Incest, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gore, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Death, and Police brutality

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

aykdanroyd's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content