Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

49 reviews

aedoran08's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

alliecat1915's review

dark mysterious tense

• 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, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Religious bigotry, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and Mental illness

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

mallicat's review against another edition

2.0

So the first mmmmmmmmm 35% bored me near to tears. Then at 40% I was like. Okay this is good and finally getting somewhere. Then I was upset at about the 55% mark. And. Then. They. Tossed. In. Animal. Abuse. For. Shits. And. Giggles. And then 85%-95% was good because they all got what they deserved and the feminine rage was there to play and I LOVED THAT. So overall it was a wild rollercoaster of ups and downs (with more downs) which makes it not. Hated but certainly not great. The art was stunning, the writing was good (a little confusing at times but that was mostly on purpose I think), and I am glad to have read it because the parts that I did like were like. 4.5 stars, and the ending was SO SATISFYING. But I really can’t forgive how bored I was and how much I wanted to throw the book at the wall during the parts I’ve already described. By all means. I really think people should give it a go because it was quite cozy and weird. But it just wasn’t for me unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, and Violence

asipofcozy's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to add something a little spooky to my reading list for this October, and while it wasn't as spooky as I thought it would be it was still quite enjoyable. I loved the conversations and issues that Brom raises not only on past history but current society today. Especially the notion that if it doesn't "fit" society's box, it's considered not right, unordinary, witch-craft, devilry, unorthodox. He also touches on women and how easily they are casted into the shadow of "witchery" and what men defined women throughout history. 

The one thing I would call out, is the pacing. It took well over 100 pages for the plot to pick up speed. There was a lot of information at the beginning that I just didn't care much about. It wasn't until around page 150 (well over half the book) where the plot really became intriguing and I flew through the last 100 pages. For such a short book and a stand-alone, the beginning could have done without a lot of unneeded information.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Animal death, War, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Blood, and Body horror

naereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Death, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

hownoveljo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

braveprincess11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Animal cruelty, Torture, Blood, and Animal death

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Religious bigotry

hollygmeier's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Gore, and Blood

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is as if Carrie, The Crucible, and The Vvitch had a baby. A bit slow at times but damn… what an ending. Loved!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Gore

Minor: Racism