Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Talia by Daniel J. Volpe

13 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

souleater99's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

For me it wasn't nothing special, the story unfolds quickly when she wakes up from the dead and I don't know if a liked that. But overall was a fun read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Gore, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

nicesideburns's review

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

This is so bad like edgy bad. Like this is just shock and trying to hit every mark out there. I really felt nothing for the characters and this really reads of man writing sex in the modt man way possible. A real snoozefest. I wanted it to be done asap.

Tried so hard to be cool and edgy. The revenge part feels so lazy and rushed. Obviously wanting to draw out the worst sexual parts down to women being abused. Not a fan

Don't get me started with how this is very straight guy attempts writing a womam that sleeps with woman that ticks all the checkboxes of some guys wet dream of girls liking each other only for it to be doomed. 

I've found better extreme horror than this. I'm disappointed to say the least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Murder

little_bean's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Holy hell.... first book that has made me physically uncomfortable, not gonna lie. Absolutely incredible, though. The satisfaction at the end was phenomenal. Immediately bought the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Excrement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Sexual content

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

dee_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, and Sexual violence

shelbs__reads's review

challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

1.0

This book was absofuckinglutely repulsive 🤢

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Gore

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

rage_among_the_page's review

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

Bite sized fun. It’s not for everyone obviously and I don’t read a ton of extreme horror myself (mainly due too many feeling gimmicky), but I enjoyed it. I appreciate that Volpe doesn’t rely on shock value and there’s an art to his presentation. Yes, there’s gore, but it’s not gore for the sake of it’s presence. 

I did have some questions throughout that I was bummed were never answered and felt there could be at least a few chapters more. I genuinely wanted the story to continue, which says a lot considering the content and just how easy it would have been to dump graphic scenes on a page and call it a day.

The story could have benefited from some more depth and editing, but I found it pretty fast paced and engaging. Any areas of repetition or lack of editing weren’t enough to pull me out of the story or throw me off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Torture, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, and Kidnapping

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