Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

262 reviews

sannesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I didn't enjoy this book. I think this is partly due to that I expected a different story based on the synopsis but also partly due to the execution. I think it is a very slow start. I was bored throughout the whole book and debated on DNFing multiple times, but somehow I did want to know what would happen next. 

The characters are very flat. The most interesting part to me was the ending but it did not impress me or truly horrify me. The writing was repetetive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying

purcellapple's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.5

My  God, the characters vomit so much. Every chapter has someone puking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

lovesagespages's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

xtiwo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The writing style of this book is ART.

Didn't get that much into the plot for the first half (was good but just not as good as the writing stlye) but the second part was just amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

melinette7's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

The suspense is amazing, I was tensed reading the whole book.

the end though - I was not prepared for it to be this sad. I also do wonder, is there gonna be a sequel? I really enjoyed Tyler's character development, he deserves better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness

katwhiskerz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Evil evil evil. This book is so evil. Yes, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed reading from the confused, loyal, and empathetic perspective of Iris, especially when in contrast to her sharp, dangerous older sister, Grey. I heavily enjoyed the mystery of this book and liked how the author didn't try to pull one over on the audience, but rather delivered on the clues that she was setting up. I wish this book was longer and that both Tyler and Vivi had more central roles in the story, though it was nice to see how Vivi had changed in the end. Definitely the happiest ending we could have gotten, but the hopeful part of me was still left feeling a bit deflated. The horror-lover in me adored this story though, for all its gruesome parts.

RIP to Tyler, you were a fun character I wasn't expecting to love. Also I wonder if there is going to be second book because I can definitely see that happening with the interesting romantic tension between Iris and Tyler. Why didn't he pull away? How can she bring him back?

Definitely read if you have a sister and/or love the macabre. Excellent body horror, but be warned: you will be disgusted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Stalking

obsydian's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

fanni_ambr_'s review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Vomit, and Abandonment

bookdragonkatie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Vomit, Grief, and Murder

lue_moon's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really enjoyed this book. Debated on whether to rate it a 4.75 or 5, but decided to round up because of how quickly it hooked me. I usually do not gravitate towards horror, but the dark fairytale-ish way this book incorporated it drew me in.

A lot of imagery in the book is beautiful, disturbing, and haunting all at once. Not enough to give me nightmares, but enough to linger with me. I wish we knew more about what happened after the end of the book, as there feels like some unanswered questions, however it feels complete enough to work as a standalone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, and Alcohol