Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

126 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

dbmassey's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jill_holly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A gut punch of a novel that is gory, disturbing and gripping. 

I admit though, I wasn't full drawn in until part way through. But, once it hooked me in, I white-knuckled the pages all the way to the twisted conclusion. And even though I guessed most of where things were going, the ending still left me feeling wide-eyed and shook. 

I think what disturbed me most about this story of a serial killing family was how it could just as easily have been a true crime read. Chilling to think about!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest

jameswilbourn's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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

lunchingonlit's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 Pretty good pace. Medium gore. Definitely fucked up. Plot twists were somewhat predictable but not completely obvious. It's a pretty good read; I would recommend it for those who are into horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

whatzoreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

meeshykat's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

5.0

 Raced through this one. Likely the most disturbing book I’ve ever read. Check the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail