Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

50 reviews

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.

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

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

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

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body shaming, Drug use, Torture, Addiction, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Infertility, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

toxxicwasste's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

Wtf did I just read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Infertility, Abortion, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Gore

nyquilcryptid's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

Definitely nasty, but well-written and unique too. So, so many TWs on this one. Emphasis on the extreme in extreme horror, proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Vomit, Rape, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Ableism, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Fatphobia

grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gore, Abortion, Drug abuse, Infertility, Violence, Addiction, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Confinement, Grief, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Fatphobia, and Medical content

ashtonfinnie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

ick.. simply ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Body shaming, Excrement, Gaslighting, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit