Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

122 reviews

readerofdafuk's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I thoughtbit was a good book. Aron has a way of words and alliteration that sometimes feels too much with what's going on. Especially when he wants to gross people out. That page 40 shit is no joke and I did legit vomit I hated that shit

It reminds me of the death game animes I would watch so the puzzles and traps were very creative but damn brutal. It was an entertaining read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

snakery_snackery's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Bullying

ambyy's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

The incenstual fantasy that drives the book is rather off putting, but the characters are mostly lovable and it is easy to find yourself rooting for them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Incest

misskimlove's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not sure how I feel about this book. 

I’ve rated it 4 because as someone who loves horror but is also extremely desensitised to it, this did have a big effect on me and left me disgusted and horrified. However, the writing wasn’t great, and i think the whole character of Geraldine was written in a sexist light. For example, her ‘villian origin story’ is that she can’t have kids, like that’s the absolute worst thing that could ever happen to a woman? Also, the way female genitalia was written was highly misogynistic at times, like how it was described as dirty if not washed with SOAP, which is incredibly dangerous btw since you should NEVER EVER put soap down there!!! I don’t know whether the author is just uneducated about the female body or is misogynistic, but either way, very weird choice. 

The deaths were incredibly tragic and disgusting. Sadie’s demise affected me the most, I had to take a break from reading and go touch some grass after that scene because YIKES! 

I don’t know whether i would necessarily recommend this book, since it’s very dark and gross, but if you want something that’s gonna stick with you and potentially make you feel quite ill, maybe give this a go! check trigger warnings tho please omg 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

wholecuppatea's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I honestly didn‘t expect much other than a lot of gore. So I was really pleasantly surprised to find the writing good and finding myself getting quite attached to some of the characters. It‘s definitely not for the faint-hearted so make sure you check the TW! I liked it more than I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, and Murder

unexplainabl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

 This was wild. A lot more gruesome than I'd originally thought but still a good read. I definitely would recommend checking on TW/CW's before you read this if you're wanting to because it's very disturbing in some parts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Murder

alexlouise97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Rape, Excrement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

anamatria's review against another edition

Splatterpunk is not for me. It got so graphic when it came to bodily functions I couldn’t continue without feeling nauseous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror