Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout

34 reviews

druzyquartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

allisonmspiers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Kidnapping, War, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, and Torture

saricostanzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

brooketreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really liked the plot and the characters. Poppy was a badass female MC which I love. I was really invested in her love interest. If you are someone who enjoys spice, this does get spicy. However, the majority of the book is a slow burn.

My low star rating? The writing is pretty bad. At times, there felt like way too many words for not saying much. Other times it felt repetitive. We would find something out and then a page later the MC is going over every detail in her thoughts. It’s like yeah we know this already why are we hearing it all again. Then, I also felt there were times that the characters say something that felt like it broke their character. I wish I would have made notes on these moments for a specific example, but I didn’t have the time.

There were quite a few really great scenes that kept me going through the writing. I will most likely continue the series, because as I said I enjoyed the plot and the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

tmhr's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? No

4.0

The writing can be confusing, but it’s really good fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

lureading's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual harassment

midnacine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Re-reading this as an audiobook was such a delight! Stina Nielsen does an impeccable job bringing Poppy and Hawke to life. My only gripe is that there was some inconsistency with the voice choices of different characters, so it was sometimes hard to keep track of who was speaking at specific times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

dubious consent about 75% through due to

Poppy not being fully aware of Hawke/Casteel's identity when she consented to having sex with him

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

elainismy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, and War