Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

23 reviews

biblouchorr'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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

jehangel's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

kellgess's review against another edition

adventurous 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Death

bbayless96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“That’s the thing about trust, isn’t it?” Ethan says. “You gather all the evidence you can, use your brain, weigh character and past actions. But the final inch of it— that’s faith. Trust means believing in someone. It’s not just a conclusion. It’s a choice.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

keelywmson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I read it in a day on the way to and from Chicago for C2E2. To be fair, I enjoy a medium paced book more than a lot of people but the emotional/psychological intrigue was enough to keep me engaged until the plot twists started to hit. And they do come one after another. Over all, very enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised with the types of twists and though I’m not usually a fan of an open ending, this one didn’t bother me the way they normally would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Violence

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

coliescorner's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting

taylorthiel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual content

abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

This book was a great start to 2024. Both mystical and mysterious, this novel does a great job of bringing you into this the convoluted mess that has occurred.  While you can semi-predict elements of the novel, it does not take away from the feeling of the eventual reveal. Naomi is the perfect protagonist, in that she is anything but perfect. The unreliable memories, character perspective, and storytelling leads to the culmination of a story that you both see coming and yet didn’t. Without spoilers, this story was a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail