Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

638 reviews

lesleysbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautifully written book. The story is told as a series of letters written by Constanta, Dracula’s bride, although he is never once referred to by his name. Centuries after he turned her, he brings two others into the home. Cracks soon start appearing in the relationship after Constanta realises that he is more controlling than loving and has been hiding secrets about his past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

abbyhrc's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Blood

sara_isabel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Vampires aren't just sucking blood and looking cool—they're also making their eternal partners miserable and sucking the life and happiness out of them.  "A Dowry of Blood"  is THE cautionary tale about bi men who pressure you into a polyamorous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

maximum_moxie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

oceanelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Gorgeously written but kind of hard to get through for personal reasons. Still so skillfully and cleverly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Incest and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity

maire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Gaslighting

kkozum's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Blood

chanlo1994's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

Excellent writing. Loved this point of view. And relatable, even if the characters were all vampires. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

Content warning: drowning

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved S.T. Gibson's writing style, it's so lush without being overly flowery. Constanta is an interesting character to follow, and I enjoyed her relationships with the other characters. My main complaint here is I wish the narrative would have been tighter. The novel spans 600 years but we only get a few pages about entire centuries in the middle. I would have liked to see either a shorter timespan or a longer narrative, especially to build on Magdelena's character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness and Blood

steppecreature's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Violence and War