Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Come Closer by Sara Gran

14 reviews

shelfofunread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

knitwitalex's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

Dark, sick and heart breaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Addiction and Excrement

corirarrick2's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Cursing

iconicavocado's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Bullying and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing and Homophobia

jesserbessers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

smolfem's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I quite enjoyed this short little read. It was a take on demonic possession I’m not sure I’ve ever experienced before, a very realistic downfall of questioning your own sanity and the feelings of losing control. I liked the interactions with the main character and the demon, the false sense of security the demon created for her while she was vulnerable truly manipulating her to the let the demon in. 

I really enjoyed the parts where I wasn’t even sure if they actually happened, like the doctors visits that only made the possession take more of a hold and when our main character (can you tell I can’t remember her name, I think it was Amanda) would run into other people who seemed to have demonic energy within them. I also thought the freakiest part was the sad excuse for an exorcism and the description of the demon just kind of skittering around in the darkness of her mind’s safe space.

Overall this was a solid, short, spooky read perfect for my Halloween/Fall TBR. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail