Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

12 reviews

vellichora's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Infidelity

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Body horror, Car accident, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Infidelity

yilishabai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wonderful exploration of the female experience. Harrison creates an amazing metaphor for what it’s like to live as a woman and the characters are so well developed as is the norm for her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

bunnyreads3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Gore, Pedophilia, Vomit, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Violence

misslucyirene's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

“I’m starting to suspect that werewolves can’t get drunk, which just might be the most unfortunate part about all this.” 

 

What a banger of a book! The main character, Rory, is hilarious, even if I did find myself yelling at her every now and then. Actually, I found myself yelling at all of them. I totally get the rage. 

 

Even better was that this was not your typical “sexy werewolf” story. It was gross, bloody, and real, kinda like having female parts. 

 

Definitely in my top books this year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Alcoholism, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

thebroestofbros's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Body horror

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not as much of a horror book as it
is a supernatural drama, it still is an engaging read about the how internalized rage and trauma can manifest decades later, and at the most inopportune time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

There is also excessive vaping, smoking, strained mother/daughter relationships, a childbirth scene and complications during a pregnancy.

sdsmith80's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

<strong>Body horror and romance! What a combo!</strong>

My hold for this book came up at a perfect time, right before Valentine's Day. I don't often like romance in my horror, but Rachel Harrison's books do make me feel warm and fuzzy, while dishing out the terror. 

One thing I really loved about this book is the comparison between Rory transforming, and her twin's pregnancy, Scarlett's own transformation into a mother. The talk about what it means when your life changes drastically and your future isn't what you dreamed it would be, really hit home for me. Not just as a mom, but as a person with disabilities that came on later in life, and with kids with disabilities as well. You have to learn to let your expectations go, and I loved the way this book led the characters through their own journeys with letting go. 

Overall, this was a fun, quick read. Plenty of body horror, but enough cozy romance for those days bundled up on the couch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Car accident, Child abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Gore, and Sexual assault

melancholylethe's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.25

I get that in part this book is an allegory for survivors of abuse. And I think for the most part that allegory worked. What I didn’t care for were any of the characters, the very slow plot, the odd imagery, and the unrealistic dialogue. I just think they didn’t seem like 28 year old characters. It seemed like they’d been intended to be high schoolers and changed last minute? Just not my type of book I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Cursing, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Sexual assault