Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald

10 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

irisgoldson's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

In the book it’s is described in depth, multiple times, what it feels like to chew and swallow another persons eyeball. It’s very disturbing, you’ve been warned.

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

chronically_theo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

So dark. The main character gaslights her friend for the whole book and it just a horrible person. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gaslighting

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

samusc's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This fast paced debut was super unique and I loved it. It's been awhile since I've seen such an intense corruption arc. The best way I could think to summarize this experience is when you're playing DnD and a character immediately resorts to violence instead of talking things through, and things only get worse from there. Reading this made me feel sad, disgusted, and needing to know what would happen next. I loved the romance element because

it makes sense that Emanuela would fall for someone so like herself. It was previously established that one of her former rivalries involved some feelings. Verene is motivated by the same things Emanuela is, is incredibly ambitious, and has suffered trauma under similar hands

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I'm very excited for the sequel and hope to see Ale make a name for himself. He truly deserves better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, and Body horror

thetinytrashcan's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Homophobia

emmjay's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Started out interesting and went in directions I did not expect. The ending was proper gruesome and horrifying. The main character could be described as flawed and horrifying herself, but I really enjoyed a female protagonist that was more like a villain than a hero. Some of her choices didn’t quite make sense, the impulsiveness not entirely earned, but I will still eagerly read the sequel to this. I enjoyed the complicated friendship between the two leads, the burgeoning LGBT romance, and I hope Ale falls in love and gets a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Cannibalism

manicfemme's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I started this book and didn’t come up for air until I’d finished, three-ish hours later. I can’t remember the last book I read in literally one sitting, but that’s exactly what happened with Beyond the Ruby Veil.

I don’t even have words for what I just read, but I loved every minute of it. Please read this book and come yell about it with me, LOL.


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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Self harm and Homophobia

leannj's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Excrement