Reviews tagging 'Death'

Eyes Guts Throat Bones by Moïra Fowley-Doyle

7 reviews

manou_r's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

If only I could erase this book from my memory so I could read it and fall in love with it all over again...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

charlieeee's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy and Sexual content

Minor: Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Death

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Body horror, Misogyny, Self harm, Pregnancy, Gore, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content

sofiadanielle's review

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

As others have said, liked certain stories more than others. Was initially drawn to this book because of the promise of queer horror and honestly, yes, it was delivered. I felt as if some stories were much weaker than their counterparts, though, hence the rating. 

Great WLW representation, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that all the stories only revolved around that; I’m so used to queer media being focused on MLM, I think! 

Interesting and dark, sometimes bloody and gory, but a good read (mostly!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, and Body horror

feebles640's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, and Death

Minor: Self harm, Bullying, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, and Outing

fictionalsarah's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Sexual content, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

This has truly blown me away, I’ve never been so enthralled by a short story collection. There is not a single miss here, every story is unique, creative and horrifying in different ways. 

I also love that every story is explicitly sapphic. 

Some of my favourites were: What would you give for a treat like me, Nature Morte, The Summoning, Rath, Playing House

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Minor: Cannibalism, Alcohol, Self harm, and Vomit