Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Run on Red by Noelle W. Ihli

10 reviews

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

This felt like an episode of I Survived, and I loved every bit of it. It's a 4 star read due to the fact that the ending felt rushed - as intense as the rest of the story was, I was expecting a reap banger of a conclusion. However, we were handed a happy ending wrapped in a nice little package - even if the wrapping was rushed and its missing its bow. 

All in all, a fast paced, heart in your throat thriller that I couldn't devour fast enough. I look forward to reading more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Vomit, Death, Abortion, Violence, Car accident, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Torture, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was a nice, quick, read. from the first chapter you’re thrown into the plot and held tight by the suspense. 
the first plot twist was pretty predictable, but after that i hadn’t guessed what went on.
my only gripe was that it was written very YA style, which isn’t really my thing, but otherwise the story makes up for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

jacqelaine00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Car accident, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Animal death

rebeccaelizabeth94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I saw someone on Instagram that said read this book if you need to get out of a reading slump and they were absolutely right. This book had me hooked from the first line. It was the perfect twist of dark but not overly explicit. The main girls were strong and weren’t overlooked simply because they were girls. The villains were villians through and through. I appreciated that there was no redemption arc for them. They were terrible humans and deserved what they got in the end. I liked that there was a lot more implied and talked around rather that outright described. The whole backstory as to why the girls were captured was terrible but logical. I could not put this book down and any free second I had was dedicated to this book. I’ve already recommended this book to my friends because I needed someone else to read it so I could talk about it with them. I’ll have to get more of her books in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Body horror, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Abortion

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this book overall! It’s a fast paced thriller with a good twist that was unique and interesting. It did feel similar to a book I had previously read but I liked how this one portrayed friendship between Liv and Laura

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Confinement, Gun violence, and Trafficking

alindeman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Body horror, Rape, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Gun violence, and Gore

strawberryfox's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Body horror, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

vicktorea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

when will we as a society do away with frats and sororities??

Pretty good! However, for something that was tag-lined to have a "killer twist", I was hoping for (& expected) more from the plot. There wasn't really a twist at all.

To me, a twist would've meant one of the friends was in on the plan (which is what I thought was going to happen the entire time and while I'm glad [for the sake of the characters] that it played out differently,

I was left waiting for a promised twist that was never delivered). 

I hated that one of the perpetrators died (that's never a good enough comeuppance for me)

but the epilogue left me feeling satisfied. Overall, this was good - the tone and setting were very atmospheric and creepy, which I loved and the fast pace kept me needing to know what would happen next!

A low (but still deserved) 4 star read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape

crinkledmochi'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Kinda predictable but a wild ride for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Sexual violence, Stalking, Trafficking, Ableism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual assault, Confinement, Torture, Rape, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death, and Kidnapping