Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Alice by Christina Henry

16 reviews

carriethruplotlines's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Rape, Animal death, Death, Toxic friendship, Torture, Trafficking, and Forced institutionalization

rosytosey's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.25

This book is great at sweeping you in from the start. Adventurous horror that will leave you holding your breath for the next encounter. There were times where I felt deeply saddened by the content I was reading, but I suppose that’s what makes it such good writing. I loved the style of writing and the reduction at the end of the novel. However, I am not in a hurry to read the second novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Sexual content, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Confinement, and Genocide

nrogers_1030's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I'm really conflicted about this one. Be sure to read all TW. I really liked how the author recreated the characters, but the brutality was a bit much for me. Sexual assault is described heavily throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Rape, Torture, Vomit, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Classism

abreithart's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, and Body horror

teki_p's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Slavery, Murder, Drug abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

iremye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

bectothebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Sexual assault, Confinement, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Torture, Cannibalism, Grief, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, and Classism

justme12xx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is incredibly disturbing and definitely not for the lighthearted. It's themes are so dark and extremely hard to deal with. Read the content warnings before reading this.

I went into reading this book with little to no knowledge about it at all and it was a shock and a wild ride and although I enjoyed it. It messed with my head a bit. As soon as I finished it I went out and brought the sequel and even though I haven't started the sequel yet I've been dreaming about where Alice and Hatchers story goes next.

(Possible slight spoliers in this paragraph) The book follows the story of Alice and Hatcher as they escape from a mental hospital and sneak through the old city but they run into a couple if people from their past, learns secrets about each other and themselves and make some helpful acquaintances along the way. 

(No more spoliers) Christina Henry had me in the palm of her hand. I was eating up everything she told me in this book. It's a story to delve into but I beg of you to read the content warnings because it topples with alot of dark themes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, Trafficking, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Cursing, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Mental illness

howlsbreakfast's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, Vomit, Trafficking, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Death of parent and Drug use