Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Woom by Duncan Ralston

76 reviews

keda_xcx_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

I don’t even know where to start with this book. One of my favorite Booktok content creators recommended this I went in completely blind and I’m coming out dazed. Honestly I loved the beginning of the story although I had no idea what direction I was headed in I was constantly on the verge of DNFing or sticking it to the end. The gore was fine for me and I enjoyed it right until the last 12 pages, the end just felt outlandish and that says alot considering the themes of the book. I also didn’t like the portrayal of the black people, consider the author is white it felt degrading toward black people which made me uncomfortable. I’m not even sure what I want to rate this book but as I said I did enjoy it just not the parts I mentioned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Infertility, Racial slurs, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

nyallis0n's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Death, and Violence

abbz_o_lutely's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I'm going with 3.5 stars. The writing is impeccable and very much so has you invested and turning pages. This left me constantly on the line to DNF or to push through to the end to know the full story. I went into this book super blind and I came out of it wishing I could pretend I never opened the first page. This book is very.... Icky.
It needs about 3-4 pages of content warnings as this book can be very triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

There is no going back to your normal self after this book. I wish I could erase this from my brain.

mmtrue's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Torture

billie_churchill's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Pregnancy, Suicide, Excrement, Racial slurs, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Infertility, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

layc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Drug use, Infertility, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Abortion, and Torture

jkbjem's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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

3.5

The writing itself was decent, the build-up was good, I just found it to be gross and didn't enjoy it as much as other books I've read. Great for shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Abortion, Addiction, Drug use, Rape, and Vomit

thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I read this is 1 sitting!

I'm still kind of shell shocked by it! 

Vague Summary:
A man has a dark connection to a motel room.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm dipping my toes into extreme horror, so I was a little nervous about what to expect from this book. It absolutely did NOT disappoint!

It left me disturbed and unsettled, but not disgusted and I was able to easily finish it. It definitely had the effect of a good horror movie! (I'm more knowledgeable about horror movies and more extreme horror movies than I am books)

If you want to be unsettled, disturbed, left feeling a little weird, and unsure what to do with yourself after reading, then this book is for you!

I've already saved book 2 on Kindle unlimited!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Gore, Abortion, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Drug use, Body horror, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Infertility, and Physical abuse

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

ncreads_lagoonfroog's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Violence