Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

4 reviews

pershie13's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Let me start off by saying this: Oh. My. Gosh. I read The Woman in Cabin 10 a few years ago and still remember some of the uneasy feelings it gave me as a read, but this book took that to another level. I was questioning everyone and everything along with the main character, and I felt such deep emotions of unease and confusion as I tried to solve the mystery as I was reading. I don't think I have ever read a book that stirred up so many different emotions from start to finish, and I am not in the least bit surprised by how much I liked this book. The creepiness of the tech and surveillance was relatable as someone who tends to be afraid of the dark side of technology, and I found myself telling the main character to get the heck out of there pretty much from the start. The plot twist in the last hundred pages was truly shocking, and I love how Ruth Ware brought the whole book together in the end. The last couple pages definitely left me asking questions, and I did not expect the book to end the way it did. This is one of the best books I have read this year - or even ever - and definitely one of the most thrilling! An automatic 5-star read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

caties_books's review against another edition

4.5

I accidentally read all the spoilers trying to figure out which child died before I invested anymore time into it (I don't read books where babies die) but I still read the book and it was still worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Blood, and Grief

mallory10100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

wow this was a great read. bought it because i love the haunting of bly manor and knew that it’s based on a book called the turn of the screw, and there were so many similarities with the show it was fun. so many great twists at the end that i definitely didn’t see coming!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Infidelity, Excrement, Dementia, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

i loved this book homophobia TW is there bc the author uses the F slur for cigarettes because she’s british

nxclx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This book confirmed that I do not want children ever. It was okay, until the last few pages, and then I was like 'hm.. alright then'. And then the book was over. Interesting, but subpar.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Murder