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Hawk Mountain by Conner Habib

29 reviews

hannahrachel05's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Hawk Mountain is one of the most heartbreakingly devastating book I’ve read in a long time. This one was hard to read but I also could not put it down because I had to know how all this tragedy ends. This is not for the faint of heart, it’s horribly sad and incredibly gruesome with visceral descriptions of gore.

 If you want an emotional read, with LQBTQ characters, tons of heartache, and gorey imagery, this one is a must be  prepared! I heard this one was messed up but I had no idea….. going into this one with little info is best!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

rebb003's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism and Child death

brokenspine's review against another edition

I see potential in this author. However, there was not a single character that was likable.

Todd was bullied in school and as often happens became a bully. There is child abuse, domestic violence, a lot of homophobia, and it just became exhausting. There is some gore. Unnecessarily so, but nothing I couldn’t handle. And Todd’s unraveling reminds me of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Tale Tale Heart, but not as engaging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Excrement

Minor: Blood

good_robert115's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cannibalism

child death

atothesecond's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia

melliedm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

One of those books that I loved, but wouldn’t recommend to most people due to the triggering subject matter. Check the content warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

jejohnston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

When I started Hawk Mountain, all I knew was what the book jacket explained: A father, Todd, and his son encounter the father's high school bully, Jack, on a beach one day. And the bully starts to insert himself into the protagonist's life as if there was never any bad blood between them. I was not prepared for what would transpire!

Hawk Mountain deals with internalized homophobia in such a deranged, frustrating, agonizing way. I was kind of hoping the book wouldn't go down that path (the bully turning out to be secretly gay seems stereotypical). But Conner Habib's writing is so mesmerizing that it felt like a new take on this trope. It explores two timelines (the high school timeline and present day) that peel back answers and insights into why things went horribly wrong with Jack and Todd.

This book is definitely not for the faint of heart! There's a reason why this ended up on my Weird Girl/Horror Booktok recommendations. There's violence and body horror that really turn your stomach. At the same time, it's hard to look away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Blood, and Cannibalism

keen's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

farrahwho's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content