Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Troupe 52 by Nick Cutter

47 reviews

randanopterix's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is an absolute fucking nightmare, I mean this in the best way possible. 
Not for even the remotely faint of heart, I usually have a strong stomach for media like this but event I had to avoid the book for a couple of days when my real life got stressful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

maddireads13's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gssll_lpz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying and Fatphobia

ireneac's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Murder, and Abandonment

mommarex1221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol

emmalizzz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Bullying

gnorris29's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

3.5

I read this book originally because I wanted to read something that would scare me…this book delivered. It was tough to get through some sections of the book because it was so graphic and I personally can’t stomach or stand animal cruelty. I really liked that the science behind the plot was accurate, that it was based in Canada, and the scary scenes that did not involve animal cruelty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment

youreawizardjerry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

GROSS.
and...strangely emotional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Fatphobia

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

This was an enjoyable novel. The authors created a scarily believable premise.

A bioengineered tape worm that is supposed to help with weight loss but turns extremely dangerous and eats the host from the inside out.

The scout troop gets trapped on the island after it’s quarantined, each falling into a darkness of their own. With no help or word from the outside world the boys must do their best with the things they have to survive the weekend. A well written body horror with a little mix of technothriller, this gross out fiction isn’t for those with a weak stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, and Cannibalism

k80strickland's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Torture, and Abandonment