Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

We Need to Do Something by Max Booth III

3 reviews

rowanw51's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Excrement, and Pregnancy

mermaidsherbet's review

dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

dalmavatai's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I appreciated this book for what it was even though it wasn't really for me. I think the descent into madness is really well done to the point where the reader isn't sure what is really going on. Mel was a well fleshed out character whose relationship with Amy was interesting to read about. The dynamic of the alcoholic and emotionally abusive father and the rest of the family was also super interesting. 

The supernatural/black magic elements were well done but I just don't particularly enjoy those things, I much prefer a real world mystery. The gore and body horror was also a big part of the descent into madness and I thought it was quite well done and effective in making me absolutely repulsed and disgusted. 

I think this is a situation where the book did everything that it set out to do, and did it in an interesting and well developed way, but it just had a lot of elements that I don't particularly enjoy such as the supernatural or the descent-into-madness storyline. It's a quick read though and it's well written in my opinion so do check it out if you are intrigued by any of the elements, definitely look into the trigger warnings first though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, and Murder