Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Cursed Bread by Sophie Mackintosh

2 reviews

laurahartfield's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

capacitorofflux's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The character of Violet reminded me a lot of Indigo from “The Last Tale of The Flower Bride” which reads similarly to this. Despite being a short book, most of the first half or even the first 2/3 seems unnecessary.

A chilling, mad tale based on a real life event.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail