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Reviews tagging 'Body horror'
Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
5 reviews
kalefactory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
faduma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
midnacine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
But goddamn, getting past the poor writing was a struggle. About 100 pages in, the only way for me to continue was to start annotating just so I could edit as I read. I restructured sentences, corrected grammar and spelling, and added punctuation where necessary. It honestly felt like no one but the authors read through the book before sending it out to print. And don't even get me started on the fact that Tory and Darcy- two 18-year-old girls who were supposed to have grown up in the US- used terms like "sports kit" and "postie", which are very British terms.
But again, I enjoyed it. So am I gonna read the rest of the series, no matter how infuriating it is? Absolutely.
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent
zabeishumanish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The story isn't a romance, despite romantic elements (bully romance specifically), the book ends on a cliffhanger with no happy relationships in the book.
There are a ton of consent issues in this book. While none of those issues are around sex, the twins have no bodily autonomy whenever a vampire decides to feed on them and no mental autonomy in terms of the coercion magic, and emotional manipulation from the sirens. These consent issues being brushed off as part of the fae power structure makes sense in the world-building but has the potential to be more triggering than direct violation of sexual consent.
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail