Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Bunny, by Mona Awad

182 reviews

beewitchtt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book felt like putting my deepest flaws, fears and thoughts about myself and my relationships on display. A wonderful read but one that I will not necessarily say I'm sad is over- being met with that much rawness and weirdness is a little overwhelming. It was beautiful, though. I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who wanted something absolutely off the rails to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape

lapetitepaola's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

katiegraham00's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Body horror, Animal death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

metanoialaxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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? N/A

5.0

i felt like i was in drugs wtf this is amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Death, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Eating disorder, Blood, Body horror, and Addiction

georgiaaa37's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

A very intriguing book that I was heavily invested in towards the beginning. I began to lose interest around the third section but I was quickly hooked again by the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

squidsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

I couldn’t put it down! Absolutely chilling at times, and still thinking about what everything could mean. I can’t wait to reread bc notice all the foreshadowing of this beautifully twisted book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Alcohol, and Drug use

sakurasarah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found this book very tense, disturbing & at times, confusing. I understand where the author was trying to go with it, however I feel that it fell a bit short of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Vomit, Injury/injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, and Bullying

liv_jones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The best way I can describe this book is if Heathers and Doki Doki Literature Club had a love child, and you and that love child got high together. Reading it feels like an acid trip in the best way. 

The setting of Warren University is the perfect backdrop for a story like this, and Awad gives an excellent description of a seemingly picturesque facade that is much more sinister after a closer look - a concept that many students at prestigious universities understand all too well! Samantha is not meant to be particularly likeable, and I like that her pretentious, holier-than-thou mindset is called out in a way that also calls out every “I’m not like other girls” main character ever. The ending seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere but there are clever elements of foreshadowing throughout that make sense only when the pieces are put together at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident and Sexual content

nonightlights's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Toxic friendship, Animal death, and Mental illness