Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Wer die Hölle kennt by Leigh Bardugo

83 reviews

zannayo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug abuse, Murder, Violence, and Body horror

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

Brilliant but WOAH check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Police brutality, Classism, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Vomit

mitchelldavis1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Animal death, Blood, Addiction, Body horror, Suicide, Death of parent, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I still really enjoyed this book, but the major themes differed greatly from what I loved and what intrigued me in the first book. This book was less dark academia/Yale and secret society lore, which I missed. And while the plot had plenty to twists and turns, some parts were slow and I didn’t really see where the book was going. This book takes the series in a different direction than the first, and I’m not sure if I will like that direction as much as the first book. Though I’m excited to read more in the series and see how it goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Violence, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Gore, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Body horror

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Animal death, and Medical content

_likethefruit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

As a sequel to Ninth House, Hell Bent is a fantastic book with an epic adventure to hell. Unfortunately, the epic level of this journey is so complex, and loaded with so much history and context, that the book is sometimes an information overload. I kept wondering if I missed too many details from the previous book, but in reality, the author was dropping more world building so casually that it felt pre-established. This made the book a little harder to read, but the adventure was totally worth it. Total book hangover after this one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug use

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual violence, Gore, and Classism

Minor: Slavery

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I’m gnawing at the bars of my enclosure waiting to talk to someone about this series. I love these characters, the found family, the setting, the mystery that all comes together at the end, the banter, the LORE, the history, the badassery of it all. How FERAL a certain someone gets during the last third of this book. I need to get Miss Leigh Bardugo on the phone expeditiously because what do you mean you’ve put the third book of this series on the back burner?? Get to work ma'am or I’m sicking Tripp on your ass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Confinement, Grief, and Vomit

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Stalking, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Drug use, Racism, and Suicide attempt

ashwiebe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Grief, Addiction, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

carolyn_baird_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

lancemama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization