Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

7 reviews

condls27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

I needed something to get me out of a several week long slump and this did the trick! I enjoyed it but it’s definitely dated and the writing was a little odd, kind of stilted but I liked it enough to check out the rest of the series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

sydapel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? No

3.5

Like Twilight, but on extreme steroids. No, I will not be providing further information. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Bananapants. I've been a listener of the Fated Mates podcast for two years (ish), and finally, I read this entry into the Immortals After Dark series. The plot is over the top, and the world-building is intriguing and engaging. At the start of the story, there are issues around consent that may make some readers uncomfortable. Still, the author incorporates the MMC's understanding of consent and boundaries in the MMC's emotional growth. For readers who are looking for a paranormal where the FMC finds her strength and voice  as the central relationship evolves, this is a terrific option.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Stalking

gabibooksit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was a total trip. So I knew it had problematic elements going in because it's been talked about in romance circles, but hot damn, y'all. I almost DNF'ed it at 50% because of the drinking incident. However, the world building and secondary characters were intriguing enough to keep me pushing through. I didn't super love Emmaline or Lachlain, but the world state Cole has built is fascinating. The ending also felt a little rushed, but I don't know where the second book picks up. I like the way she writes spicy scenes, it's just that several of them in this story are a little cringe because of the dynamic that's happening. Fingers crossed for the other books in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse

ayvie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Too much of the behavior in this aligned with r*pe culture, and it made it hard to get into the book and to suspend belief.

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was an excellent choice to pull me out of a book slump. Dark paranormal romance with enemies to lovers & fated mates tropes. Off the bat, we get the Lore, a catalog of the paranormal creatures of this universe, ranging from vampires to Lykae to Valkyrie and others.   I was immediately enthralled by the characters’ journeys, the lore, and the politics between the groups in contradiction to the couplings we begin to see. My only complaint is the book does seem to wrap up pretty neatly after I had expected an overarching plot through the series, but I’m guessing each book will feature different couples. I’ll certainly be picking up the next installment. 

Spice: 4/5 (2 words: blood blowjob)
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infertility