Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill

22 reviews

chicken_pastabake's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I fucking loved this book. I finished it last night and I can’t stop thinking about it. I liked the first half of the book thoroughly. I enjoyed the ominous feel of the woods and the banter between the gang. I know a lot of people didn’t like the second part of the book, but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was interesting and it was something I’ve never read in a book before. Teenage black metal heads worshipping a creature in the woods. Who doesn’t love that kind of crap. 5 stars! :D

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Vomit, and Alcohol

weird_hylian24's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Body horror, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

gmv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

I prefer Part 1 over Part 2.  It picked up again towards the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia

asizzlefoshizl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Creeeeepyyyy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, and Murder

kg18's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, and Murder

violetturtledove's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

This had me absolutely gripped the whole way through.  It's a great mix of Scandinavian folklore and survival horror, with a good dash of 'spooky cabin in the woods'. I only felt really creeped out in the earlier chapters, but this is not faint praise as its a feeling I rarely get at all from books. By the time the creepiness faded for me,  the tension was already high and it did not let up for the rest of the story. There's also a good amount of visceral horror so fans of gore will not be disappointed. 

The characters were well fleshed out, if not particularly likeable, and by the end you certainly sympathise with the main character despite his faults.

It ends well too, there's enough left for the reader to think on without anything being left glaringly unanswered. This is the first book I've read by this author and I will definitely be reading more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

wytnie's review

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

3.75

it was a good read, i wish we got a bit more out of the other men in the group and i feel like the author is obsessed with trying to make some of his descriptions to detailed. Like sometimes he nailed it and other times it was just too much idk. All in all though i don't regret the read and want to watch the movie again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

nnylelocin's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

broccoli_aesthetics's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The first part in the woods is very tense and interesting. The stalking creature is damn scary and the characters are flashed out really well. Unfortunately I feel that the second part of the book falls flat:

the black metal band is honestly too stereotyped to be interesting

and I felt like it killed the mood.
The book then gets better again near the end

with moder and the white children

Overall, i still enjoyed the book quite a bit. 4/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

rivercat0338's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Gun violence, and Alcohol