Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

21 reviews

crimsonash606's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-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

4.5

A dark, fun read. A great mix of legend and the modern age.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

ghost3_14159's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Stalking, and Deportation

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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 abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death of parent

thebookcloser's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mysimas's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Unashamedly giving this 4 stars for the fun factor alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

krystaldelusion's review against another edition

dark

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

flamingostrikes's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Murder

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

bear_ridge_tarot's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

wynrii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wow. This is a YA book? This is very graphic. I might just have a sensitive stomach but this book has such detailed descriptions of body horror that I have ever read. It’s also really dehumanizing in the content. Just oh my gosh it was so vile. 

The plot was very intriguing from the get go, and kept my attention all the way throughout. The first half of the book is literally 5 stars out of 5. It was just perfect in terms of storytelling and graphic-ness.

Where I think it looses its full 5 star rating is a little way more than half. It starts to become a tad bit repetitive. At some points, I questioned and even was a tad annoyed at some of the actions both characters made. The book leads you into thinking it will continue to explore different settings, yet our main character kept going back and fourth when I wanted the story to develop. It almost felt like the author was stalling for time. Again, a lot of it felt like filler but it’s manageable to get through.

By climax of the book, it picks up again. I enjoyed the plot twists the book gave and it made a great set up to tease the sequel. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot, the writing style was easy to connect too. Even though I felt like throwing up at some points, the plot is so captivating it’s hard to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent