Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

3 reviews

sallytiffany's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Took me a long time since I don’t listen to audio books much but incredibly well done. I was enamored the entire time. Have never loved a vampire story more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

"She's a lost girl."... "She's not afraid of death because she doesn't think her life matters. Her world is black and gray. We're something other, so she looks at us and sees color."
As someone who would've probably been considered a lost girl at a point in my life, this book touched a little place in my heart that I didn't know needed the hug this book provided. It was a really nice, refreshing type of vampire book that I've only read once before in Heather Brewer's Fang Girl. It was funny, it didn't always take itself too seriously, but it still managed to be real and emotional, showing a side of immortality that I feel vampire media doesn't cover very often. I also found Parker and Holly's relationship very cute, if a bit instalove-y. It did definitely feel like a teenage romance, which it is. 
Rose is definitely my favourite of the group, followed closely by Stacey and then Parker. I just felt like they weren't really characters I've seen often, especially Rose, with her plants and pretty dresses and keeping dying men in her room as she feeds on them. 
Overall I would give it 5 stars simply because of how much I related to it, and how seen it made me feel. It felt like a healing hug, and I love it for that. I can't really see any glaring faults in it either. The found family is amazing, Ida's art projects are hilarious, and Elton can go die in a ditch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Animal cruelty

metaparadox's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Stalking