Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby

38 reviews

condls27's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

A gripping, dark mystery that will keep you engaged to the very last sentence. Take care and check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

corinne828's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

kianau_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Murder

ford_defect's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug abuse, and Genocide

author2223's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

aelsaj711's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I will be reading from this author again, that's for certain. Top-notch prose, and probably some of the best character work I've seen in a mystery so far, even though it did still fall flat for me at certain moments during the book. I felt like certain characters didn't serve enough of a purpose to justify their existence in the story. Regardless, I still really enjoyed the mystery and thought it was well-done while also going deeper and discussing the racism still alive in America today. Seeing how the evils of racist ideologies can tear apart a community as well as individuals was simultaneously enlightening/chilling to read. Another extensively talked about idea throughout this book is the farce of religion with a focus on Christianity. The different

priests

seen throughout the book contrasted to the "real" church was, I thought, really well done. The murder mystery was riveting because of its abject gruesomeness, and I kept flipping through the pages to see what kind of person could commit such crimes. The writing and character profile of

the murderer

was also a bit reminiscent of Alex Michaelides' writing. Definitely would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs and Mass/school shootings

goldenpumpkin's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder

adiajamille's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Absolutely enthralling! I had never read anything by him before and absolutely loved it. I listened to the audiobook and loved it. The plot moves at a good pace. And tbh I think it would be an excellent tv series, in the right hands. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

tneumann's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Dark. So dark. Very well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

eeefann125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting