Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Alice by Christina Henry

4 reviews

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

jwa's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 OMG!! Shivers everywhere from that read. This is my first Christina Henry book and I've huge praise for her as an author. This was amazing! Completely unsettling and disturbing, exactly how I want my fairy tale retellings to be. It really felt like a more adult more modern "Grimm tale". I loved her take on it. Such a creepy story, this is a horror and a gory one at that so tread carefully if you're going into it expecting just fun and games. Cause there isn't any this is bloody, vengeful, and twisted. It diverts quite quickly and strongly from the light-hearted original so be prepared for a much heavier and more emotional read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Hate crime, Rape, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body shaming, and Fire/Fire injury

raythecatlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Misogyny, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Genocide, Alcoholism, Grief, Ableism, War, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Hate crime, and Drug abuse

chemicalpink's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Rape, Classism, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence