Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Certain Appeal by Vanessa King

3 reviews

quasinaut's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

This book was FUN! It's Pride and Prejud-ish but make it modern and set in the NYC burlesque scene.

I loved seeing Bennet as Kitten, as Jane's friend, as an on-top-of-her-shit admin, as a designer -- and that Darcy learned to appreciate all these facets too. The burlesque community was a delight, though I felt like I never got a good handle on Andrea or the Twins, which is a shame. A few of the jokes and descriptions were incredibly awkward or just fell flat for me, too.

All in all, I enjoyed the tension, the setting, the characters, with enough hints at the source inspiration to make it fun to guess how pieces would fit together without it being too predictable (admittedly, I haven't actually read Pride and Prejudice yet, so maybe I'm way off)!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

brokenlightdances's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexism

Minor: Blood

kerrygetsliterary's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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