Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

96 reviews

maxfelixwp's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Bear & The Nightingale by Katherine Arden is SO GOOD especially as a dark winter/Yule read. ❄️ It's a very dark, spooky, dreamlike horror fairytale set in the deep, dark winter forests of 1300s Slavic Rus. Slavic folklore is the centerpiece (Morozko/Karachun, the god of frost/death, is a main character; a Christian priest is one of the villains) - but it's mostly about womanhood and magic and independence. I wouldn't exactly say it's a cozy Christmas read - it's a dark horror fairytale of the old school - but great for reading by the fire in the cold of winter. 🌨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, and Animal death

sneakystorms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

what is UP with the thick accent T0T like bruh imagine if every book where the characters are meant to be speaking a language other than english was given the same treatment...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Animal death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

kryskross's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood

eerielux's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Violence

southernreach's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, and Animal death

ashybear02's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

scifi_rat's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, Cursing, and Adult/minor relationship

saskiajva's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

It was definitely an interesting book and i am curious about the next one! I do think there are some things the author can hone; i wasn’t a fan of the political or marriage plot lines as it didn’t really capture my interest, and I would love to see some higher stakes. I highly recommend googling the creatures discussed while you read as it adds a lot to the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Blood, Animal death, Body horror, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Forced institutionalization

olma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

A dark, magical read set in 14th century Russia. I enjoyed the main character, Vasya, who is described as wild and frog-like. 
I will say that I disliked that the step-mother was implied to be a teen. Yes, I know that’s historically accurate, but that doesn’t mean I enjoy reading it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

vigil's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

*re-read, even better than i remember it to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Death, Grief, Violence, Animal death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Pregnancy