Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

49 reviews

ferns80's review

This book started off quite grim but about a third the way through there was a scene which I started reading and couldn't get through. Thought it was going to be more of a thriller but there were some more horror elements for me. I love horror but certain things I don't like and this included it so didn't finish. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

sofiacis_7's review

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? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Racial slurs, and Racism

kmaron's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gore, Murder, Body horror, Addiction, Death, and Drug use

kdwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Suicide attempt

cberbette's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Death, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Drug abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Suicide attempt and Transphobia

jacobmarley's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Body horror, and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

melm1216's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Racism, Drug use, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Cancer, Blood, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug abuse, and Child death

caidyn's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a hard one to rate. On some level, I enjoyed it. Yet, I also didn't at the same time. It's a difficult book.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Grief, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Drug use

jillaay_h's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

taratearex's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

The desperation and bad decisions of Breaking Bad meets the creepy supernatural vibe of The X-Files meets the slow burn storytelling with political commentary of Silvia Moreno-Garcia... which is just to say this was right up my alley. This is definitely genre bending- some noir, horror, and thriller. Some of those scenes were so gruesome I would be covering my eyes for them if it was a movie, so now I am still waiting for them to leave my brain haha, so definitely not for those that don't like a bit of gore. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Cancer, Child death, and Racism

Minor: Transphobia and Child abuse