Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Goddess of Filth by V. Castro

8 reviews

asolis's review

dark reflective medium-paced

2.5

 A teen girl séance ends with one of them getting possessed by an ancestral spirit, which leads our Chicana circle of friends to self-actualization, sexual liberation, and general girl power - with some vigilante justice along the way. The premise was interesting but the execution was clunky (including a cartoonishly evil Catholic priest). 

The writing felt a bit immature, which may have been intended to match the narrator, but resulted in some simplistic prose and stiff dialogue. It felt very YA, but with a lot of "mature content." Unfortunately I came away  really meh about this decolonized ghost story novella. 

I was also distracted by an unclear sense of time for when the story was taking place. Musical references mostly suggested the mid 90s or so, while technology ranged from "the family computer" to using phones to record video. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, Vomit, Trafficking, Stalking, and Colonisation

ernestoneto's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Great information about Nahuatl culture! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

authormelissameyer's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

wrensreadingroom's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

laneydimple's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Trafficking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Blood

mancinibo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

A quick read that is impossible to put down and refrain from reading in one sitting. By far the best "possession" story I have ever read. Strong female characters and feminist themes. Could not recommend this book more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

raesengele's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

Slut shaming