Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron

18 reviews

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Minor: Toxic friendship and Animal death

diamondpwrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Cursing, Body horror, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

thatenbyisisreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

Upon reading the acknowledgment of the book, I absolutely adored Kalynn's wholesome inspiration that came from her childhood that helped bring this fantasy to life. I'm so grateful for her love of plants because this book got me fired up. I'm anxious to start the second book tomorrow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, and Murder

benezorus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and Body horror

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Gore

Minor: Cursing, Racism, and Pregnancy

headinthepages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

I loved this book!! I loved the combination of mythology and plant magic. Loved that the real world problems of any family were included to make this feel like a really contemporary fantasy. I loved the elements of humour and loved the conversations and interactions between people. I will for sure be reading book 2!!

shaipanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I absolutely loved this 
Despite having read Cinderella is Dead by the same author, I did not expect how dark and horror ish the end of this book gets 
I think if it had less of that horror aspect at the end it would have been a 5 star read for me but it really fucked me up the way it was lol 
Otherwise amazing tho and if like/don’t mind horror would 100% recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Violence

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Physical abuse

bookishbette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh. My. God. 

When I say that this is easily in my top five books EVER, I am NOT kidding. I cannot WAIT to get my hands on the sequel!!!! I started this at work during a lazy day and I could BARELY put it down to do my actual job, and started back up the SECOND I got back home. It's so wonderfully emotional, telling the the story of Briseis and her blood family so well and genuinely that I feel like I'm part of them as well. The descriptions are so vivid, I could picture the flowers before I even attempted to Google them, and I've learned about so many cool new flowers and plants that I definitely should avoid! 

It's  a very medium pace right up to the end, when so much happens all at once that it's the best kind of whirlwind imaginable—one you almost don't see coming. I'm usually pretty mid about medium-paced books, because I feel like it takes me a while to read them, but this? I was ASTOUNDED when I realized I was nearly halfway through it, and it was SUCH a bittersweet revelation! To know that I was getting close to the climax, to finding out the answers to so many questions that I shared with Bri, but also know that meant I was that much closer to being done? Bitter and sweet!!!! 

Truly, if you have not read this book, you are depriving yourself. It is masterful, gorgeous, and a truly wonderful depiction of a story that girls who look like Briseis don't usually find themselves centered in—and have long deserved to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Pregnancy

This book heavily features adoption and the feelings that come with being an adoptee, as Briseis is adopted. There are also vivid depictions of poison and its effects, since

Spoiler

Bri inherits a poison garden.

, but most notably in the last few chapters, right as

Spoiler

Bri transmutes the liquid and Mrs. Redmond kills her mom.

I skimmed past it to make sure I could handle it, and it wasn't too awful for me, but warnings ahead anyway. There are also definite moments of body horror, in the scene where

Spoiler

Marie and Bri are in the graveyard, and get attacked.

. Use discretion and you should be fine, as there isn't anything plot-relevant in the descriptioms themselves.

megamind169's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Blood