Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

95 reviews

gracklewarp's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Grief, Racism, and Cursing

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Slavery, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

jocyavega's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

This is a fantastic quick read for anyone who enjoys some dark historic fantasy! 
The way places, things, and moments/ feelings are described throughout the story. It's like perfectly hitting the nail in how a feeling should feel or setting the mood to a place or how a thing is giving off a certain vibe. <Spoiler>I enjoyed the way it's described how the hatred the KKK have within them is what calls/ creates these monsters that come out of them and turns them. And how (when the offer was presented) hatred can be created from placing that hatred into your pain and letting it fester in that pain.
The characters feel real and it felt great to have characters who have a lot of personality that gives them dimension! I just wished their story continued or at least get more stories about them all! 
I think the novella itself is the perfect length because, even though it's short and I'm sure we'd all want it to be a longer, it gets the story arcoss and offers the reader a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

ktdakotareads's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

alexhaydon's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, War, and Blood

msennflinn's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Violence, Slavery, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Racial slurs

bookcaptivated's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Racism, Body horror, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Slavery

orireading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

I never thought I would enjoy a horror story so much but this really was incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Death, Racial slurs, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Grief, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Blood

hannahr's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content and Animal death

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

P. Djèlí Clark really never disappoints with his writing and characters (especially female characters), this story just got a bit too weird and gory for my liking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Racism

Moderate: War, Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime and Sexual content

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