Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

107 reviews

chandlercoco's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Incest, and Cannibalism

em815ily's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

styngrae's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If you want a "wtf just happened?", mind numbing book read Brother. This book will leave you feeling like a husk of a human and have you contemplating what you just read. The way Ania Ahlborn delivered the twist was absolutely gut-wrenching. This was a great way to start off my spooky season, TBR! I might add more thoughts later, but for now, I'm gonna go stare at a wall 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault

atheca_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

A horror book novel that actually has a plot and is really well written. So many conflicting feelings as a reader because everyone's actions are so unforgiveable but Ahlborn's writing has so much depth it's hard to not feel sorry for the MC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, and War

jaithur's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

confettikate's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Really enjoyed that this book was able to be dark and twisted and straight up gross; without filling every page with torture corn! I was really surprised how much I liked and was rooting for one of the characters! This does have a lot of dark themes and was a bit predictable. I did have it figured out before the Galway mark. However I still think it was done creatively. Held my attention and made me want to keep turning the page! I will say this is NOT going to be for everyone! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

dezaraemd's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia

moodijuni's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

lassossa's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual assault

olivebusson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail