Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica

99 reviews

lonlon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, and Gaslighting

sarafullofjoy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

While I was fascinated I was also entirely horrified. This book was terrible but not because of its writing or readability. It will haunt you thinking about what people are capable of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rachellelikestoread's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, and Pregnancy

beebookcandle's review against another edition

Too disturbing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tyyyler8's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexism

zayapayaya's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was horrific and disgusting. I kinda wish I didn’t read it, but I also couldn’t stop. I will never read it again. The societal commentary on language, media, governments, and animal abuse are there but woven into such a gruesome story that it’s hard to reflect on the messages without wanting to vomit. Idk why I read this or why I finished it. I’m scarred for life. It has basically every trigger warning ever. I do not recommend this to a friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

laurajordensharris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

alyxandrathegr8's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

Woooooooah……just finished. Idk what I expected but it wasn’t that. Shitttttttttttttt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ladawson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’m at a loss for words. The escalating brutality was intense, and I found myself needing breaks to process it all.

I highly recommend checking the trigger warnings before diving in. The book doesn’t hold back on depicting a world where this is the norm. However, it’s exceptionally well written, offering rich character and world-building in very few pages.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent