Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Talia by Daniel J. Volpe

4 reviews

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

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