Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Intercepts by T.J. Payne

66 reviews

mourning_d0ve's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

retrogradebrain's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

It's like if the Russian Sleep Experiment was real and so, so much worse. From prolonged to epilogue, I was captivated by the inhumanity of the experimentation. And how that contrasted with the incredible humanity of Joe and Riley. The description of Riley's hallucinations are intense and horrifying. Thr grim reality they present for Joe, even more so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

celestialchants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

evschmadtke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

jenlengland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

msmadd95's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

Wow!! This was insane but would consider it more psychological horror. A fast-paced read about government experiments gone horribly wrong. The twist at the end made me want to throw my Kindle. A great read, but I have so many unanswered questions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

zbas's review against another edition

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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

l_fitz20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, and Death of parent

hannahcheney97's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

claireandreese's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

First I'd like to say that this is nowhere near a horror novel. I would probably characterize it as a sci-fi thriller novel. Although it doesn't quite deliver on the "scary" it is creepy and delivers on the blood and gore. 

I do think the pacing is a bit slow in the beginning, but does pick up towards the end. The reader is also forced to be in the characters position of figuring out what is real and what is a hallucination. Of course, the characters are unlikeable in the sense of their actions in the novel, but their also very nuanced. It's up the interpretation of the readers to decide if the ending was right or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Schizophrenia/Psychosis