Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Come with me by Ronald Malfi

3 reviews

emmonsannae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

2.5

This book was a fine read. I agree with other reviewers that it's mostly misclassified -- more thriller than horror for sure. I didn't dislike the supernatural elements (though there weren't very many), and I didn't dislike the ending. I just wasn't super in love with the way everything came together. (I also hate an unnecessary sex scene -- this one was Not Helpful In Any Way for plot or character development, and didn't mesh with the rest of the book at all.) I did like the book, but I went into it wanting to like it a lot more than I ended up doing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

An unexpected mystery following the tragic death of his wife, what was she hiding? Turns out that dear Aaron had NO idea who his wife really was and I couldn't help but carry on the journey with him to find out WHO she was and WHAT she was up to! Her presence is haunting him every step of the way as he travels all over the east coast connecting the dots but in the end, who are we really haunting but ourselves? 
This thriller definitely keeps you on your toes and keeps you wanting. I did not like how the BIG mystery was resolved. It seemed so disconnected from the entire rest of the story and I definitely feel like it could have been done better using a character who we already knew was deeply intertwined. Honestly felt like a cop-out. The end of the last chapter WAS beautiful and wrapped up that plot line well. Overall I will be reading more Ronald Malfi BUT I'm glad this wasn't his first work that I read, otherwise it might have been my last. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, and Classism

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Alcohol