Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

HappyHead by Josh Silver

5 reviews

scarly09's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Blood

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

ingridmaria's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

nevermoregothic's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Homophobia, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

jbt1234's review

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

What an incredibly exciting story from a debut author. The book moves quickly but never lapses in detail. Sebastian is a loveable character with a hilarious way of looking at the world around him, and I quickly grew to love his sarcastic wit. 

Happyhead puts poor Sebastian in about the worst case scenario for a young queer teen, and we watch his growth in spite of everything around him.

It’s an incredible, exciting story where every twist is a genuine surprise that keeps the tension running the whole time. Can’t wait for the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

mollyhrose's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

So I was goaded into reading this because the cover quoted “the hunger games but better” which I immediately thought was bold.

I was right. This book is not better than the hunger games, but it’s also nothing like the hunger games. It’s like comparing soup and socks - they can both keep you warm, but you can’t say they serve the same function. It’s honestly frustrated me beyond belief and lowered the rating of my review because I went into this thinking it was going to be like the hunger games. Much to my disappointment it wasn’t. 

The book itself was fine, it was interesting and well written, but it was disappointing in how things were dealt with and the overall motives and concept of the book. 

No one dies, which I suppose is a good thing but like the consequences of the trials they go through are almost skimmed over. They are forced to drink poison at one point and they’re basically fine the next day, like there’s no lingering threat. Especially when some of the kids leave at the end they’re all smiling and happy and just fine??? After everything it feels a little anticlimactic. It’s also annoying bc I just really feel like I could’ve escaped and the main characters were being dumb the whole time with what they planned to do. Like the boat but at the end, they could’ve just dumped Eleanor out and rowed away!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood