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Talia by Daniel J. Volpe

10 reviews

stephyloveshorror's review

challenging dark emotional relaxing 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? N/A

4.25

This book was brutal. I love splatterpunk. Unfortunately though with the genre, spatterpunk, you are met with poor storytelling and gore. Talia was not that. It was well written with the perfect amount of gore! 
***Slight SPOILER below ***

Lots of snuff graphic imagery. I typically don’t like creature horror but this was a delightful revenge creature feature! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Gore, Rape, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Torture

irenemarie'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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Excrement, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

postmortem's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Excrement

bobmetal's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

x_spookybooks_x's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit and Drug use

assesgrass's review

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

5.0

oh my god, daniel j. volpe’s writing is just next level, so immaculate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Body horror, Blood, Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

kklosowski09's review

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

This is easily the most fucked up book I’ve ever read. I thought this was just going to be a book about the start of underground p0rn business, you know, like the book description says, but no. This was absolutely lethal. Violent. Descriptive. Sad. Talia was betrayed by the film producers and she gets her revenge on them, one by one. Talia is completely badass and just….🫣😳 Scary… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

eugenekidman's review

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Drug use, Blood, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Excrement, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, Alcohol, and Emotional abuse

bkmckown's review against another edition

4.0

I don’t even know how to process this book. Did it leave an impression? Hell yes. More gore than I normally like, when it comes to helpless victims. I don’t have a weak stomach but this book tested my limits. The second half of the book I did enjoy, actually because I love revenge gore. Talia became quite the badass and I loved that she was taking out the bad guys in really gruesome ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Body horror, Excrement, Physical abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

evie95's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence