Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

15 reviews

elderwoodreads's review against another edition

I don't know what I was hoping for but this wasn't it, an hour in and I feel like I've barely moved from the start of the book. Might come back to it someday but I don't think trying it on hard copy would help. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Stalking

beanmilkcantread's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

possibly the weirdest book i have ever read. awful ppl doing awful things but you can’t stop reading it??? and ur kinda like ok yes make another questionable choice sure let’s see what happens! i laughed out loud reading this. i can see a lot of ppl being like “this is the dumbest shit what the hell” but EYE personally ate it UP. weird weird weird. horror-lite as in it’s definitely horror but it’s also like why am i giggling?? really easy direct prose (which adds to the horrifying-lite nature??) made it a super quick read. this IS a beach read!!!! oh to read this book for the first time on the beach!! it wasn’t me but i wish it was!! a commentary on parasocial relationships, self help books, toxic relationships, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Stalking, Gore, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

bi_n_large's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

angrboda's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

i love unlikeable main characters. it makes the read more unique and interesting. i was hoping for something different than what i got, i had a really good plot idea in my head. it’s a really weird take on parasocial relationships, but i liked it. the horror aspect was confusing and didn’t make sense. the ending was fine, i was happy it was over quick.

Spoiler

would of given it 5 stars if the the monster was a manifestation of alicia and remy’s shared obsession with jen, rather than just a random monster who has targeted people before. would have been more impactful idk. i’m tired i need to sleep

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Car accident

brashcandicoot's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Violence, Eating disorder, Grief, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Physical abuse

mcdal's review against another edition

I can’t even come up with some silly quip to summarize my feelings, I need to think this over and maybe reread it before I can come up with any cohesive thoughts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Vomit

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

taylortut's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Eating disorder, and Infidelity

maia_s'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Chronic illness

thenonmouse's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Car accident, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Eating disorder and Classism

amyspag's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

2.0

The first 60% of this book gave me what the  book 'Bunny' gave a lot of other people, I was even on board for the start of the genre switch but that last section was just way way too out of left field. I saw bad reviews of this and while I was reading it I kept telling people to give it a try because I thought it was be the perfect blend of a commentary on parasocial relationships and weirdness but it just missed the mark. The saddest 2 stars ive even given, I thought this was a new favourite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Stalking