Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

210 reviews

calicat42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Every time I finished a chapter I had no idea what to expect in the next one… and I GASPED at the ending. What a rollercoaster it was to get through the book! 

Most excitingly was that I constantly felt like I was the main character living each day as each new “host.” Since you only learn what the characters know, you have no choice but to get into the characters’ minds, experience what they’re each experiencing, and hope that the days aren’t wasted. 
Incredibly immersive. 

My only complaint is that the ending didn’t really feel connected to the rest of the book. Maybe if I went back to read it now I could see the signs and clues better, but sooo much information came out in the last few pages that I got a bit lost in how everything connected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Blood, Confinement, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

folst015's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Rape, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship

sglaser's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Blood and Child death

blackheart's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Interesting mystery, with some twitsts and turns I wasn't expecting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Rape

stilestastic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i didn’t know what was going on at any point in this book and i LOVED it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Classism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

arianwen_evans's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I found this book very easy to read, finishing it within three days pulled along by the whirlwind adventure. Though this book is exceedingly clever and I thoroughly enjoyed the author's masterful ability to reveal the meanings behind the mysteries of the plot, I felt a little deflated by the reveal at the end.
Very excited to give it a re-read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Torture

saam_brownn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Torture, Self harm, Murder, Child death, Gun violence, and Blood

branamalyssa10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Grief, and Gore

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Gaslighting, Bullying, Child death, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault