Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Conductors by Nicole Glover

9 reviews

spikehype's review

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse

karcitis's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Murder, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: War, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Blood, Addiction, Bullying, and Gore

Minor: Sexism, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Infidelity, Infertility, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

owlstory's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Blood, Death, Murder, Rape, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, and Miscarriage

As the book's main character is a former slave and was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, any historical context, including the horrible ways enslaved people were treated, is included in this book. Generational trauma related to slavery is a theme from the book.

katelynprice's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book even though I would definitely consider it to be a slow burn. Usually, I like a faster plot pace, so I was surprised that this book held my attention. While the mystery wasn't necessarily riveting, I really enjoyed the celestial magic and the Interlude (flashback) chapters. I would've liked further explanation about sorcery magic and more development/distinction of some of the side characters. Overall, it's a good debut, and I plan to continue with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Slavery

Minor: Infertility

midnightgremlin's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: War and Blood

mayr3adsab00k's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

nullandvoidlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility

thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Okay, first off, I loved this one on audio! The narrator did a fantastic job bringing Hetty’s voice to life and it kept me hooked the whole time.

Secondly, this book has a lot of elements to it, but I think it’s primarily a mystery story. There’s not a ton of world-building or explanation as to how this magic works, and it’s not the main focus. It’s more like Hetty is a detective who happens to do magic also. I would have liked a bit more exploration into the magic side, but I think the story still works as it is. Just don’t go into it expecting a big fantasy story.

The characters are all great but I especially loved Hetty and her relationship with Benjy. We get flashbacks throughout the story of Hetty’s past and their history together, and I loved slowly learning their story at the same time that Hetty is discovering new feelings and truths about herself in the present. I’m a fan of this romance 😍

This book does end neatly (no cliffhanger), so I was excited to learn there will be a sequel out later this year! I will definitely be reading it because I want more Hetty and Benjy 🙌🏼

Thank you to Libro.fm, the publisher, and the author for my ALC!

Read if you like: historical fiction, mysteries, detective duos, Philly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Blood, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, and Violence

thistle_and_verse's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Infertility

Minor: Abortion and Kidnapping