Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Beholder by Ryan La Sala

6 reviews

tman7499's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I like the book overall, but I definitely wouldn't describe this book as a horror book. It's a thriller, but aside from a couple of pages, I wouldn't say that it was scary. 
I also feel like the narrative did feel a bit thin at some points with the background leading up to events not making sense. I did appreciate the monster though and how it transformed as we learned more about it in the book, though I do feel like the cover of the book spoils a lot of that progress. 

Also, the almost rape scene at the end just simply wasn't needed and added nothing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

mycarefulcardinal's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death and Vomit

jazhandz's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content

Spiders come up frequently

joensign's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

booklooksbyjenna's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault