Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury

102 reviews

cinnamonroll42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Slavery

mitzee's review

adventurous mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

Voya comes from a magical family, and a Black witch community which is lead by matriarchs. She has a multi-generational household and is a teen, along with her cousins is looking to figure out the next phase of her life. Story takes place in a near-future Toronto and incorporates some sci-if elements as well as magic. 

Voya is given a task she has to complete in order to receive her magical gift  - and is not sure if she will be able to complete it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood

angryluna's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood

xandra_'s review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Blood, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Police brutality, Racism, Deportation, Stalking, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Suicide, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

tomnoor's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Police brutality and Terminal illness

annagwritesandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I thought this was a beautiful blend of fantasy and sci-fi! I am excited about the rest of the series. HOWEVER, this book (and I've heard this from others) for some reason, this book feels like it's a 800 page book when really it's around 500 pages.

We follow Voya, a witch hiding among a society of genetic modification, cool future tech, and she has her Calling (coming of age ceremony) right around the corner. Her calling is the most challenging calling any witch has seen in ages.

She must be able to make decisions not only for herself but for those she has known for years and those she grows to love. Again, I really enjoyed the entire premise of the book, but it almost felt like it dragged. I'm curious to see where the second book goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

jacksons_books_and_music's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I adored this book and look forward to reading the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Slavery, and Terminal illness

Minor: Transphobia and Colonisation

emergingmuses's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Blood and Slavery

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Slavery, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Eating disorder and Addiction

Minor: Police brutality and Gun violence

zias's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book is fantastic. I enjoyed the adventure of Voya’s character development throughout the book, and development of other characters. Culture is weaved throughout this book in such a meaningful way to build depth of characters. The cast is diverse in a multitude of ways and are multi dimensional throughout their development. I can’t wait to read the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Eating disorder and Addiction