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Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston
32 reviews
zephyrlestrange's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
I feel like an attempt for splatterpunk was made but it just wasn’t that gruelling or terrorising - some of the plot points became extremely obvious very quickly which kind of detracted from the read. If you’re keen on gory horror this’ll tick some boxes but don’t let “extreme” be the sell point because it really wasn’t that bad.
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abortion
Moderate: Child abuse
keda_xcx_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
2.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
nyallis0n's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
abbz_o_lutely's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
It needs about 3-4 pages of content warnings as this book can be very triggering.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
There is no going back to your normal self after this book. I wish I could erase this from my brain.thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I'm still kind of shell shocked by it!
Vague Summary:
A man has a dark connection to a motel room.
It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I'm dipping my toes into extreme horror, so I was a little nervous about what to expect from this book. It absolutely did NOT disappoint!
It left me disturbed and unsettled, but not disgusted and I was able to easily finish it. It definitely had the effect of a good horror movie! (I'm more knowledgeable about horror movies and more extreme horror movies than I am books)
If you want to be unsettled, disturbed, left feeling a little weird, and unsure what to do with yourself after reading, then this book is for you!
I've already saved book 2 on Kindle unlimited!
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Medical trauma, and Abortion
tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
madelinequinnee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’d seen this book being spoke about a lot on tiktok, but i didn’t actually know what the plot was, so i was rather curious to see what the hype was about and yeah, yikes. This was so disturbing in the best way. I physically recoiled whilst reading certain lines, and i’m gonna have some images burned into my brain for far too long. This definitely earns its title of extreme horror.
I highly recommend checking trigger warnings and make sure you have a strong stomach before reading this
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
bauer_nick96's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Excrement, Abortion, Abandonment, and Dysphoria
aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ashtonfinnie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting