Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Maggie's Grave by David Sodergren

39 reviews

kedaniels28's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child death and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

acallidryas's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Child death

ssummar's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

misha_ali's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

This was fast-paced and interesting. Not the most impactful because the point of view characters are teens and fairly two dimensional, but still a fun ride, with lots of body horror, wtf moments and a solid conclusion.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

issabees's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

started 2024 with this book and I have zero regrets doing so! david sodergren writes gore amazingly, it's disgusting but in the best way possible

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol

amanda_g_s's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

somebodys_fool's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

samjam56's review

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

katiefloyd's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nathiddles_106's review

dark hopeful 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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief