Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

24690 by Alaska Angelini, A.A. Dark

5 reviews

savvie1991's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

All the triggers! Lol don’t read this if you have any of those triggers plz. But this story is extremely good if you can get past all of it.

cmykbibliophile's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

WOW. I wanted dark and I got pitch black, middle of the forest on the longest day of the year with a blind fold on dark. I absolutely loved this, it’s dark, erotic, passionate, and poetic…there’s complicated emotions, turmoil, grief, desire and the most vile actions I have ever read. I can’t wait to crack open the next book, I feel like a fiend looking for their next score. I knew West was a snake, he rubbed me the wrong way from the start. Everleigh is so strong and resourceful. Bram oh Bram where do I even start with him, I knew it, that’s all I’ll say is that I knew it. Check your trigger warnings at the cover because this book will check every single one of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsayreadsandcoffeebeans's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow...! As soon as I finished I raced to download the next one, it does end on a cliffhanger..
This one is definitely very dark and not for the faint of heart. It starts off quickly throwing you into the pitch black, horrific, nightmare world of Whitlock, an "underground world" where money and status can buy the most depraved things you can (and hopefully cannot) imagine. I cannot stress enough if you're interested in reading this series and have some hard stops on certain topics that you check out TW/CWs as this book hits quite a few very uncomfortable topics. 
However, if you do take the dive into the world of Whitlock, awful as it is I found myself unable to put the book down. There is murder, suspense, mystery, heartbreak, characters so vile you'll truly despise them, and others you'll find yourself cheering for in the dark recesses of your mind.

The only thing I wish there had been more of is really explaining how Whitlock came to be. It's referenced a bit and you get a very basic understanding, but in order to really understand some of the main characters more information on that would have been interesting. Though I'm a person who is always looking for the background, the "possible why" in stories, movies, etc. when these awful, traumatic events take place. In awful way this is only the first book so I'm hoping that will come later and I've seen there are a few novellas in the series too so maybe it's coming...

On that note, White Out (24690 #2) here we go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

book_vampyre's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Incest

madisfantasy's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder