Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

26 reviews

asecretplant's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Love the concept, the atmosphere, and the characters. Such an amazing spooky read full of compassion, retribution, and humans meeting that which is larger than we will ever be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gore, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and Alcoholism

tales_told_in_gold's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Racism

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was absolutely fucking incredible. Oh my god. I can’t even describe how much I love this - it would make the best horror movie 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

nashaytreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A great, “wtf is happening” read with an ending I didn’t quite expect.

Though the big bad was very stereotypical, the other characters, particularly Alon and their adorably loyal doggo, more than made up for it. There were quite a few characters, so we don’t get too deep into any of them but it also doesn’t get convoluted or confusing. You get a good enough amount of info you need about the characters in scene and it works. 

It definitely had me creeped out a time or two as well! It reads like a thriller movie that’s not quite horror, which for me personally is fantastic. Especially if you like a little thrill but want to be able to still sleep at night. 

There are some minor details that didn’t quite make sense to me, hence the 4 stars, but I’d still highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

apothecarum's review

mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Body horror

Moderate: Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Colonisation, Animal death, Racial slurs, and Drug abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Xenophobia, and Sexism

piendorabox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It was alright up to halfway through the book, the dry writing made it hard for me to get really into it, but once the pace picked up it became a thrilling, enjoyable read. The plot twist caught me off guard and the ending made me a bit sorrowful but I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Murder

_p0ssum_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me STRESSING.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence and Colonisation

caramiaculpa's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Colonisation, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

warlocksarecool21's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was such an interesting creepy little book, I still don’t know if I can verbalize all my thoughts. I was hooked by the initial premise of a Hollywood production team fucking around (and finding out) on a haunted island. I thought the theme of White people’s greed and destruction and its ties to colonization was really fascinating and how the Diwata almost seemed like it was there to protect the local people from outsiders. The most interesting part of this book for me was Alon. I knew from the start that there was more we didn’t know about them and that they had some kind of connection to the Diwata and the island but I still was surprised by the reveal at the end. At first I was irritated we didn’t get to be in Alon’s head that much, everything we learned about him was through the dialogue but by the end I realized it was intentional so everything wouldn’t be given away.

I thought the idea that Alon was raised by the Diwata and acts as His conscience was really intriguing, that a human could be so loved and valued by this ancient god. I also adored Askal, I love little weirdo monster dogs. I knew he had to be something more than a dog bc of how perceptive he was and I was so excited I was right.

In regards to the plot/writing, I thought the author did a good job shrouding everything in mystery, even though Alon is our protagonist, they’re kind of an unreliable narrator so it’s like we’re figuring it out with the rest of the crew. While I did like watching Hemlock and the other producers get their comeuppance, I felt that the commentary surrounding their sins was a little heavy-handed but that didn’t bother me too much. I wish the relationship between Alon and Chase was developed a bit more, I wasn’t really convinced that they liked each other than they were both hot and the same age but I am a cranky asexual. 

Finally, even though the writing was purposely detached at times, the creepiness and suspense throughout  the book was really done. The significance of the balete trees and the mahakiya plants was really interesting to me, and I was definitely weirded out at times. The balete monsters and everything else the Diwata conjured up definitely gave me the same creepy vibes as all the creatures and weirdness of the Upside Down in Stranger Things, so if you liked that element of the show you’ll probably enjoy this book. 
This is a creepy yet fun YA horror and I definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Racism, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment