Reviews tagging 'Blood'

These Violent Delights. Gwałtowne pasje by Chloe Gong

375 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Transphobia

akane_readsyt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Dysphoria

ell_n's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

percervall's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

While the start was slow, once the story got going it turned into a page turner. I love the world building, the manner in which Gong transformed Verona into Shanghai of the 1920s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Classism

c_ary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Xenophobia and War

pumpkinpuke's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

jessiereads98's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.75

Overall this was really enjoyable. A unique take on Romeo and Juliet, but maybe the best one I’ve read in being both recognizable and tolerable. Chloe Gong successively captures the atmosphere of the setting. There does seem to be the occasional anachronism, but nothing glaring or intolerable. Juliette came off as the badass heroine that YA stories often strive for without seeming flat or cringey. My biggest criticism would be that this is definitely overwritten in parts. There’s many instances where the prose could be simplified and tightened up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Trafficking

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rae42's review against another edition

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? No

2.75

Seems to be missing a pre quel and seems like the fantasy element was only added to try and fix a plot hole 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, and Classism

ashbreadin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Transphobia and Blood