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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

carrie_reads_horror's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Vomit

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

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

acaseofyou12581's review

I know I was close to the end. It’s just…. So bad. It’s so bad. The misogyny. The unnecessary shock that doesn’t land as shock. I know people like this. It’s just too fucking much. There was a line about nipples that absolutely made me believe this man has never seen a real boob. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Torture, and Body horror

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

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

parkinglot's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Rape, Blood, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

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