Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Lord Loss by Darren Shan

4 reviews

johnathanwet's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.5

I read this series as a child and can’t believe I got through them. I was such a scaredy cat over everything but absolutely loved these. Good news: the horror elements absolutely hold up.

What I didn’t remember was the misogynistic introduction to our main character. I was shocked but guiessi shouldn’t have been in a “boys” book, unfortunately.

This book is also veeery slow. High octane beginning slows into a crawl through the middle, before revving back up for the finale.

Ultimately a fun, easy read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

charlizardbookboi17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenbaggy's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

darkefyres's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Infidelity and Medical content