Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Sister, Maiden, Monster by Lucy A. Snyder

18 reviews

chasingpages1's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Torture, Cancer, Body horror, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Pregnancy, Death, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Gaslighting, and Genocide

Minor: Trafficking, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Infertility, Rape, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kurumipanda's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Vomit, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Self harm, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Sexism, Grief, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking

kek513's review

dark 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? No

3.0

Started strong as an engaging pandemic tale but really lost the the thread halfway through and didn't recover. The POV shifts for the first time at about 50% of the novel and the pacing never recovers, all tension is lost. And I was disappointed in the ending, it felt so limp and unsatisfying. There was some real potential with this setting, and I enjoyed the set-up, but much of the second half felt 'edgy for edgy's sake' and the dialog got weak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Cancer, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infidelity, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

helladevy's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Genocide, Medical content, and Blood

riotgrrrl92's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

What starts as a creepy, gory pandemic adventure slowly evolves into an eldritch, lovecraftian Handmaid’s Tale. I wasn’t sure if I liked or loved this book until the last quarter of the novel, and I didn’t know it would be a must-read until the very, very end. The book spends a lot of time setting the stage for us, which is something I struggle with, but can’t fault the book for that when the payoff was so rewarding. The messages are loud and clear, which is sometimes necessary, and it helps that I agree with all of them. Amazing female leads, great queer representation, and some of the most disgusting horror I’ve ever read. I’ll be recommending this to ever queer horror fan I know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Blood, Cursing, Chronic illness, Excrement, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, and Vomit

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Just WOW, this was my first dive into that kind of horror literature and I do not regret it! I mean, this was a masterpiece. Very disturbing and yet so fascinating. I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started reading and the story kept surprising me as I turned the pages! I am definitely checking this author’s other works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Gore, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

kaiyakaiyo's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

that was. something.

hmm. I would by no means recommend this book to anyone I know BUT the first and last thirds of this book were fascinating. the middle… I could’ve done without it or her perspective; simultaneously deeply depraved yet extremely annoying at the same time. 

i really like cosmic, unknown, uncanny horror and that’s exactly what this delivered on, if a bit more gorily than i would have liked. 

poor nurse allegra, she was who i was really rooting for 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Colonisation, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Self harm, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Cancer, Cannibalism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Dysphoria

curlydanreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow what an absolutely fucked up read. I loved it. I’m a huge fan of horror novels and this novel was a roller coaster. If you don’t like body horror, definitely don’t read this as it gets very graphic and icky. I was worried the “they came from outer space” reveal was going to be tacky, but I think the author did a great job of incorporating it and mixing it with the information about the virus. Also, not an expert on viruses/mutations by any means but I think her descriptions were very interesting and seemed “realistic”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Death, Vomit, Body horror, Blood, Cancer, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

blackheart's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a disturbingly, delicious read. Incredible body horror and outrageous story. The feminine rage and sassy were top notch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Cancer, Cannibalism, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, and Child death

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcohol, Cancer, Rape, Infertility, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Death, Medical content, Trafficking, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Violence