Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Apaixonei-me Pela Esperança by Lancali

9 reviews

ash_cash0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I wanted a book that was going to wreck me and I certainly found it. This is such a devastating, gorgeous, fucked up love story. It’s a story about friendship, about growing up, about becoming who you’re meant to be, about fighting off our demons. While a little abstract in some ways, this book is so powerful in its messaging about how we should exist on this planet and is such a phenomenal reminder about what is most important. It reminded me in some ways of “The Book Thief” by Marcus Zusak, which is another top five read for me. I’ve cried so much reading this that my eyes are barely able to see. Highly, highly recommend. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

lucyford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The story was unlike any book I’ve ever read, and the characters were also really unique, especially the protagonist. What I loved most about this book was the ending, and all the wisdom the author shared about life and death, it was really comforting to hear. The only reason I didn’t rate it higher is because the writing isn’t really my style, and I found it really unnatural at times, especially in the dialogue, and also the jump between timelines got in the way of the story a bit at times (in my opinion). However, I still highly recommend reading this book for the perspectives and emotional rollercoaster that it is.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, and Abandonment

bri__'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

This was very slow, but I understand that it needed to be slow for the depth of the characters to be sufficient. I cried towards the end. The writing is beautiful, but felt overly quotable at times. I also found that the characters didn't speak their age, and it was never actually specified how old they were. It was difficult to understand the situation when travelling between timelines and povs, which made the structure quite messy. Please check content warnings, this book is very heavy with dark topics.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

sobemoji_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this book, I found it very inspiring. I love every character and appreciate Lancali for writing this book in a way that you could really connect with it on a deeper level. I was a bit confused at the end, but after looking at some videos made by the author, it made a bit more sense. This book, I feel, is meant to leave you with a message. It’s not a standard beginning to end kind of book. 
It was unique and different from what I’m used to. I loved it. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

gothmiku's review against another edition

Right book wrong time for me reading it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Alcohol

cassie12_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Prepare to fucking CRY! This book was emotionally devastating in a good way.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ppp's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape