Reviews tagging 'Violence'

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

27 reviews

motz_stick's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

A really great read by a promising new author, but I also wished it was longer. A few parts felt rushed and glossed over (see spoiler section. )

The sudden mention of Rose Marie as Josephine’s killer was great for anticipation, but it never felt fully confirmed. Similarly, the anticipation during Coralie’s killing had me gripping the edge of my seat, but it later felt anticlimactic. I would’ve liked to see the ending extended more than some of the repetitive content in the middle where we saw her greed/monstrosity grow. It felt as though killing her best friend didn’t impact her at all, which I could understand considering how Acheron affects her, but then she suddenly dropped that she was affected by it. Similarly, what happened to Rose Marie after she ran off? We learn that Laure is presumed dead yet returns to the ballet to quit, but there’s little mention of the others.

Despite my qualms with the pacing and focus, I really enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to getting my hands on the second one in the series. The characters, although flawed, are really loveable and the romance is intoxicating. I’m looking forward to seeing more from Shea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Vomit, and Alcohol

hayy6747's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror and Gore

tiakiwi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a horror although there is gore. The plot itself feels a lot like two stories of opposites fighting an unending battle and so it does make the MC story about struggling to finally be the victor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Gaslighting

keen's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, Torture, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming and Vomit

talonsontypewriters's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Medical content, and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Alcohol

jahleesu's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

I love love LOVE this book.

Preordered the second part seconds after ending this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, and Violence

mayarobinson831's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

menastarr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

this is like a knockoff YA version of “black swan” with fantastical elements

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Self harm

nikzzz3's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence