Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

4 reviews

hookerkitty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Usually when you hear the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” it’s bc the cover is crappy, but the writing is good. However in this case it’s the exact opposite. 

This story had the potential to be amazing, but definitely needed (basically everything) to be fully fleshed out and heavily edited. It was full of caricatures and tropes which induced many eye rolls. Plus I found several grammatical/spelling errors (including usage of the wrong word or incomplete/nonsensical sentences). Parts of it were really interesting, while others were a slog to get through. I had to go back and re-read several parts because I had no idea what was going on (and unfortunately re-reading them didn’t usually help). 

Basically this was a confusing and disappointing read. I don’t remember how I came across this since it wasn’t in my TBR, but I don’t think I’d read other works by this author. From the reviews I’ve read it seems like her books are really hit or miss, so I don’t want to waste (more) time on books that I don’t like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Car accident

asecretplant's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

Love the concept, the atmosphere, and the characters. Such an amazing spooky read full of compassion, retribution, and humans meeting that which is larger than we will ever be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Gore, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

dblue236's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Trigger warnings: Brief mention of sexual assault, violence, gore. 

I've read a handful of this author's books over the years, and this one is my favorite to date. Their ability to write absolutely terrifying horror without constant, over the top gore is wildly appreciated, and I look forward to reading more of their work in the future. I really loved the setting of this one, and the folklore that builds throughout the story. I didn't see the end coming, and it definitely left me feeling unsettled in the best possible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Sexual assault

alicelalicon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse