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Reviews tagging 'Body horror'
Biblioteca invizibilă by Iulia Dromereschi, Genevieve Cogman
23 reviews
cronchbonch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I wish I didn't have so many unanswered questions at the end of the book but i guess that encourages me to read the others in the series.
Biggest question is where the alligators came from? How did they get there? Whos the poor chap that has to handle to aftermath?
Minor: Body horror
katievallin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Stalking
bethanycrowepowell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism and Animal death
Pivots quickly from intellectual banter to excruciating magical effects and squicky dead body things. Not overly detailed, but runs the darker side of "fantasy violence".jesswp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism
starrysteph's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
We're dropped into the secret society of the Library, which exists between alternate worlds and collects unique works of fiction. We follow Librarian Irene and her fresh assistant Kai as they attempt to recover a stolen book, unravel a mystery, & get out of a whole lot of trouble.
It's a playful mystery story, though it suffers a bit from underdeveloped/simple characters who lack the insight they perhaps should have had. I can imagine it would be more fun for perhaps young readers who don't catch on to the (fairly obvious) clues and suspicious situations.
The worldbuilding was intriguing and I actually liked being dropped RIGHT into the action and catching up as we went along. And of course - as a person who loves to read - a book about a mysterious society of Librarians is a pretty delightful concept. This is a long series with spin offs and I would consider reading more tales set in the world! Maybe the plotting & characterization has greater depth as we go on?
CW: body horror, injury, blood, death, violence, murder, animal death, sexual content, ableism, sexism
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
clarabooksit's review against another edition
- 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
2.75
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, and Sexism
stwriter92's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol
emmyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror
silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Sexual content and Murder
tarotsystem's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Moderate: Body horror, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood