Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

157 reviews

2busyreading's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

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

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

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

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

meg_k_white's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The execution of this was everything. 

Was it disgusting and disturbing? Yes. Did I cringe at certain parts near the end? Yes. Was there gore and trauma on every page? Yes. 

But there was also heartbreak and hardship and raw human emotion. Fantastic read that I highly recommend. 

Check those trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

sadieemayy24's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'man baby'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Miscarriage

madelinequinnee'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well that was disgusting. 

I’d seen this book being spoke about a lot on tiktok, but i didn’t actually know what the plot was, so i was rather curious to see what the hype was about and yeah, yikes. This was so disturbing in the best way. I physically recoiled whilst reading certain lines, and i’m gonna have some images burned into my brain for far too long. This definitely earns its title of extreme horror. 

I highly recommend checking trigger warnings and make sure you have a strong stomach before reading this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail