downtown_kb's review
dark
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The townspeople of Witchaven are being harassed to sell their property to an evil billionaire tycoon who is trying to build a golf course. As things escalate to violence, a strange creature appears on the beach one day and Muriel McAuley rescues it.
If you can get past large piles of violence and gore this book has a dark and twisted but sweet monster romance with some poignant commentary thrown in the mix. It was a wild gorey ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Sexual content
loucadoslivros's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, Gore, Body horror, Grief, and Murder
jalecd's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This novel takes body horror to a level I had never even conceived and yet somehow still told a wonderful story of love, aging, and remembering the things that matter. Muriel is an icon of the ages, and such a joy of a protagonist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Excrement, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Vomit
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