Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry

31 reviews

lyrics_library's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow. Just wow. This book was just wow. Check the trigger warnings and then read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

natanialipp's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was trauma/mental illness porn and while it included some somewhat accurate portrayals of psychological problems, they were glorified and graphic in a way that felt completely unnecessary. I didn’t feel like I got much out of this read, it was completely fueled by the mystery and terror of characters’ with wildly traumatic childhoods. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

gmkailyn24's review against another edition

4.75

Every trigger warning for this book, but I finished it in one sitting. The human mind is so complex and knowing people can and do suffer like those in this book is heartbreaking. Check in on your friends and don’t be afraid to ask for help ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

randeerebecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

caitgiam's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

mikareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

3.75

The ending was just… seriously? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

bookishcreature's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Suicide attempt

annaloyd's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Honestly the only reason this book didn’t get 5 stars is I find it hard to read (or in this case hear) about people’s traumas, and also sometimes it felt like a textbook. But an excellent twist that I did not see coming!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emilyswiggle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

khowick24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I would buy every book this author releases! She writes absolutely brilliantly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Self harm