Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

20 reviews

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I loved the unique storytelling style! Everything is revealed backwards, with the book starting at chapter 18 and showing flashbacks that led up to Julie being in Mexico.

I didn’t always like the writing style, it could get repetitive or overly descriptive at times. The reverse timeline style also made it confusing at times and led to the ending being less than exciting. Also due to the reverse storytelling, I felt like a lot was missing or unexplained. It left me with more questions than answers and a bit underwhelmed with the plot overall.

Despite the confusion and lack of details, it was still an interesting story! Plus it makes for a quick and easy read that I’d recommend if you enjoy Lockhart’s other novels, or if you’re looking for a uniquely written mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

leah08855's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

anahita_10's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Sexual content

georgiamaynard's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

i like the premise of this book but unfortunately the execution was just not it for me. even when it started to get interesting it felt like a chore to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicide, Stalking, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

rebeccarudisill's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

5 stars for narrative drive and creativity. But 0 stars for

ALL THE MURDER.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, Gore, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Infidelity

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

She definitely writes mysterious stories that has me guessing until the very end! I don’t think anything will match We Were Liars, but this was a good follow up. It wasn’t as hard to predict outcomes but the end twist got me! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Death, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

sydneyfegi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

deranged woman! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship

hayliebeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty