Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

172 reviews

brutallybookish's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Woom is one of those books I couldn't put down. Through each story being told via flashback, more pieces to the puzzle become clear, and the plot was well thought out, addictive, and wonderfully written. The graphic descriptions in each scene were stomach churning in just the ways one would expect for a horror story, and it made the journey immersive and emotional. Despite the weirdness that continues to unfold, I couldn't help but develop empathy for each of the two main characters. A wild ride leading to a gut wrenching ending and overall, a very interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual violence

astralfeline's review against another edition

DNF'd because I got sucked into a long series, though I may finish it later. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

mmtrue's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

billie_churchill's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

jkbjem's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing itself was decent, the build-up was good, I just found it to be gross and didn't enjoy it as much as other books I've read. Great for shock value. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Rape, Excrement, Vomit, Abortion, and Death of parent

kredefer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

thegreatandwonderfulbookwitch's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• 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 read this is 1 sitting!

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!

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Content Warnings

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

jeff_clutterbuck's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

tinkithesquirelll's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

This was a very disappointing read for me this book waited till the last pages to finally get gory and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

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

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail