Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

17 reviews

adelinebal4's review

dark inspiring mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Violence, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

kh_xion's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Child death, Bullying, Body horror, Child abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, and Transphobia

Moderate: Cancer, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury

amyhasel's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Rape, Gore, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

thatbookmarkbabe's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I'm not generally one who reaches for YA often, and I'm often disappointed when I do... But The Honeys is just as strange and captivating as its cover. A slow burn that keeps you turning pages - deliciously weird, queer fun. I'll keep it short and sweet and say pick this one up for The Last Time I Lied x Bunny x Mexican Gothic vibes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, and Transphobia

Moderate: Blood, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexism, Cancer, Child death, Gore, Death, Dysphoria, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

northernplunder's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Body horror, Dysphoria, Bullying, Transphobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Cannibalism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lilcryptid's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Cannibalism, and Cancer

esme_may's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Beautifully written and unbelievably visceral. I just wish it had been a little shorter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Bullying, and Misogyny

Moderate: Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Dysphoria, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death of parent, and Rape

patchhadley's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Dysphoria, Gore, Grief, Murder, Transphobia, Classism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Everyone’s always talking about creepy sentient fungi but now I only want creepy sentient bees and aspen trees. 

This book is real good. I could not put it down and was audibly gasping towards the end. Fantastic characters, ✨immaculate✨vibes (it’s giving Midsommar), and honestly a lot scarier than most of the adult horror I read. This story will stick with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Bullying, and Child death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, Cancer, Body horror, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Classism, and Cursing

Minor: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Confinement, Medical content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

alphacenterin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia, Transphobia, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Dysphoria, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail