Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

22 reviews

daffodilcherry's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

5.0

Impeccable novella that is quite literally a cottage core lesbian horror. There is an unmistakable tension throughout the entire book, masked by gorgeous writing. It perfectly captures obsessive love, how easy it is to wave away red flags (but girl there were some red flags) and the romantisation of cottagecore/how real life rural living is a bit different. Also a master class in how to gorgeously describe things without purple prose. I wasn't a huge fan of the ending, but it fitted the story.

Wheelhouses: obsessive lesbian love, beautiful descriptions of food/gardens, "something is messed up here and the main character can't see it.", horny lesbians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Murder, Gore, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse

Additional/specific trigger warnings:

amputation, unknowing cannibalism

megj23's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Murder

amandadelbrocco's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I went to the bookstore and bought this. Then I went home and immediately opened it up and didn't get up from the couch until after I had finished. I literally haven't done that in over 25 years but this book was just so compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

jeninthebooks08's review

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? Yes

3.5

I'd recommend checking the content warnings before reading.
I've read better, I've read worse. Some parts were intriguing, others more so predictable.
I land on a rather neutral rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, and Body horror

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Cannibalism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

kelnicash's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

noeldiem's review

dark tense slow-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

lovesagespages's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Gore, and Cannibalism

ghost_cat99's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship

theatrealpaca's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Animal death, Alcohol, Murder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual harassment, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Death of parent

blueyapologist's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

This book. I skipped the middle of this book because I got so incredibly bogged down by the rom-commy vibes that felt a bit like fanfiction. The end was the sharpest turn I’ve ever experienced with one intense scene after another. I need to take a shower. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Animal death, Torture, Murder, Cannibalism, Gore, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail