Reviews tagging 'Blood'

You Were Made to Be Mine by Julie Anne Long

5 reviews

smithrachaelynn's review against another edition

5.0

Things I liked:

• Aurelie’s innocent determination to make a better life for herself than the one decided for her was so brave. I loved that she was equal parts soft and brave. 
• Hawkes was also a really interesting character. The moment when he finally meets Aurelie after searching for her is amazing. 
• I absolutely loved the cast of characters at the Grand Palace. They are so kind and witty. They made the story really interesting too. 

Things I didn’t like:

• Can’t think of anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

trashbinfluencer's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, War, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Classism, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, and Rape

solacelight's review

emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

So close to a 5, I just wished there was more romantic buildup.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Cursing, and Rape

Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, War, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy

kathleenmcg's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.75

I’m no longer giving 5 stars to books without diversity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Rape, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

skudiklier's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

4.75

I haven't read the others in this series, but I have read many of Julie Anne Long's other books--specifically, her Pennyroyal Green series. This book absolutely works as a standalone, but given the context of her other books, I'm sure it references many of the earlier ones in the series, and I'm definitely intrigued enough that I'll be reading the first few to catch up. 

This is also my first time reading one of her books in print, because all the others were audiobooks. I enjoyed it just as much, which was honestly a bit of a surprise to me. 

My only critiques of this book would be things that are forgivable and an understandable part of a lot of romances; it's basically

love at first sight

, and some of the explanations of the characterizations were a bit on-the-nose. Overall though, I really enjoyed this book, as I do all of Long's period romances. I'd recommend this book to anyone who likes the genre. 

I also think she handled the sexual assault plot line well, and that it hopefully shouldn't be too triggering to anyone who's worried about it. It mostly deals with the aftermath of it, without having a very graphic scene.

 

Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the chance to read and review this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Blood, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: incarceration and PTSD