Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald

12 reviews

ziracrow's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

1.5

This book was disappointing to me, since the setting and premise have a lot of promise, and I genuinely enjoyed the worldbuilding. However. I have never been so annoyed with a MC. She treats her best friend terribly and constantly talks down to him, behaves in the most narcissistic way possible, and consistently abuses those around her for no reason. There's a difference between making an "unhinged chaotic evil heroine" willing to go to extremes and writing a blatantly abusive narcissist that makes terrible decisions & shows no sign of any character development. It's a miracle I didn't DNF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Toxic friendship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Body horror

edelyra's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Toxic friendship

karapillar's review

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Classism, Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

yaelaed's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Self harm and Cannibalism

vvillaneve's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely chilling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Blood, Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Murder

deideo's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Cannibalism, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, and Gore

vivelarevolution's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This was way darker than I expected, and I honestly loved it. Emanuela is very unlikeable, hateable even, and that is the best thing about the book. If you want to read about a girl going absolutely batshit, this book is for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Violence, Death, and Murder

skywardsage's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Blood, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

dhwani's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent and Confinement