Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

35 reviews

caytlinh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Body horror, and Rape

touchmyrobe8's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Grief, Blood, Abortion, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

bunnicula_'s review against another edition

1.0

Torture porn for shock value. Waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Drug abuse, Gore, Infertility, Addiction, Confinement, Excrement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

plagueraven's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, Body horror, Death, and Drug abuse

veritykate's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a wild ride. Really gripping storytelling with some very interesting characters. 

Check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Suicide, Chronic illness, Infertility, and Rape

misscarlaxox's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Sexual content, Rape, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Infertility, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Drug use

arthurwjones's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.25

if i could give it 0 i would because what the fuck was that 🤡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Addiction, Death of parent, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body horror, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

coltonchase_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Excrement, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Child death, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Cultural appropriation, Abortion, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

ericgarika's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.25

It’s really hard to review this book because I feel as thought the storylines are largely based on female experiences (which are written by a cis white man). I will say the book does a good job of creating plot twists and tying the stories together. I would not recommend this book to those that do not read about the trigger warning or to those unprepared for a story of extreme horror and pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Ableism, Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Please take this as a warning that all of the warning listed are most definitely taken to the extreme.

mundpund's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.0

I wasn't sure how to feel about this (short of uncomfortable) until I read the author's note at the end. It helped wrap it up and I bumped it up to 3 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape