Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Next Girl by Carla Kovach

2 reviews

alex1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Physical abuse, Stalking, Rape, Body horror, Death, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Murder

elliphant's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

The theme and storytelling were at times really dark and disturbing.

The pace, writing, and dialogue were a bit awkward and, at worst, repetitive and cringey.

I don’t know what the descriptions meant with “heart-stopping twist” cause there certainly wasn’t any.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse