Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

5 reviews

soggycedar's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

sadiejayne3426's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyable read! All of the characters were well-developed, unique and incredibly fun to get to know. I especially liked the idea of a group of people who would have been incredibly marginalized in the 1890s were able to have this epic adventure. Openly trans and queer characters were normalized, fat characters experienced no fat phobia and were portrayed as desirable, and almost all the characters were POC. The plot was engaging and playful but was still treated with the utmost sincerity. 

This is a great book for those fond of westerns, cowboys, vigilante justice, historical fiction, and ambiguous characters. 

My only criticism of this book is that the reviews led me to believe it was funnier than it was or that it was more explicit in queer romance scenes. I also found it a little slower to get into, but by chapter three I was totally hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

black_cat_iiix's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

oliverreeds's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

good but the tension wasnt balanced. there should have been more exposition. more character building. so good tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

codywolf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Murder