Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Chicas salvajes by Rory Power

248 reviews

ksbrooks98's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

4.0

I really enjoyed Wilder Girls. Rory Power’s ability say something incredibly impactful without dragging it out. It’s a YA novel but very high level and interesting for anyone. The end is very open, but I like that it leaves what happens completely open for interpretation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

alexismoodie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jebrollier's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I feel like the author was too preoccupied with writing the next great horror Sci Fi novel along the lines of Lord of the Flies or The Island of Dr Moreau, but not occupied enough with just making sure it was well-written. The plot was engaging enough for me to want to finish the book, but the horror was egregious, the ending felt rushed, and there were number of inconsistencies and plot holes. Fine concept, poor execution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death

izzyvb023's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a relatively short read and a great one for October. It’s definitely YA, but enjoyable regardless! 

Pros:
- The vibes are immaculate: Spooky Girly Sapphic Medical Body Horror
- characters were equally likeable and flawed. 
- it was a great read if you watch “Yellowjackets” and are waiting for the 3rd season to come out. Similar vibes and scratched the itch

Cons:
- i wish we learned more about the Tox itself! I thought the whole

global warming aspect

that gets sprinkled in towards the end is really interesting. And the

worms

were super cool too. I personally would have loved to have more of the scientific elements fleshed out
- the romance is pretty brief. If you’re looking for a fully fleshed sapphic horror romance, i’d look elsewhere. I still enjoyed it though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ericadawson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

The first half of this book was difficult for me to get through because I could not, for the life of me, pay attention. I'm so glad I stuck through it.

(the lack of attention paid to this book is my own and is not evidence of the craft of this book)

Speaking first of prose, because that's what stuck out to me the most, I loved the writing. The voice reminds me of the sparse language of Christina Henry's Girl in Red, but a little more colorful, a little more dramatic, and a little dense. It's perfect for the events in this book, for what the story is trying to say. 

I love the characters, too. None of them are loveable. They're all a mess, and Hetty gets worse and worse. She makes monumental mistakes that cost lives and she runs away. She forces the guilt down and down because otherwise it'll tear her apart from the inside out. I love her stubbornness, but I also love that mere love for her best friend isn't enough to absolve her of the guilt she feels. I love that death follows her because of that love. I don't think she'll ever escape.

I like Reese too, but wish I could have seen more of Byatt. Headmistress and Welch were a little weak to me as characters, especially headmistress in the end. I also wish I could have gotten more detail about the Tox and the parasite and its history, but I guess there was always meant to be that level of vagueness with it.

This book is the first book I've ever read in YEARS that actually had me scared to read it too late at night. Something about the writing and story and the way the author sets up the scenes had me tight with fear. 

Some parts of the characterization were a little vague and abstract for me, but overall the book was a good read. It works well as a standalone. Highly recommend for people who like body horror and messy teenaged girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cursing

VERY graphic, quite gorey, at times pretty gross. These girls are kinda toxic/fucked up, but they're very well rounded.

gandalfsleftshoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

0lli_e's review against another edition

3.5

It's amazing. But it left me wishing for more answers, and an ending with a bit more finality to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

rena_raven's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zmeiat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Very interesting and engaging story. It could however have fleshed out the Tox and its properties more since It felt like it was doing a lot of things at once. 
Nevertheless it was a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

ratgirl17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit