Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

30 reviews

sadetanssija's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

bwoo's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Body horror

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

A scrumptious twist on the faerie realm and the tale of sleeping beauty 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Suicide

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

I really loved this retelling of the sleeping beauty story. Toadling is such an interesting character! Braiding Toadling's childhood into the interplay between the changeling and the foundling and her telling both stories to the gentle knight is a very neat way of revealing the story to the reader layer by layer. I love a character with atypical perceptions of what it means to be beautiful, and Toadling's love for the Green Teeth, especially the eldest for her size, glory, and skill, is one of my favorite ways in which a character has equated love with beauty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Child death

Body horror tagged for bodies changing in unhuman ways, though it is a positive

emilywemily6'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? It's complicated

5.0

T. Kingfisher is a master at creating tales that feel both familiar and fresh. A great, atmospheric novella that warms your heart to these imperfect characters. There is depth in these characters that is subtle and stays with you a long time. I want more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Cursing

kmoz's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Violence

nainz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, and Violence

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

This was so wholesome and such a great twist on changelings and the sleeping beauty story, obsessed. Also, a Muslim knight?? Wild 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Torture, and Kidnapping

danajoy's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

lakinglaze's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

5.0

Oh my stars—this was just lovely. Toadling is such a gentle and dear little creature and I’m happy her story ended with love from both her worlds. 💗

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail