Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner

44 reviews

snedmo324's review

dark 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? Yes

4.5

I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I like mysteries but I’m not usually into something that was quite so dark. However, I plowed through this book. It’s fast paced but it unfolds beautifully and ends in an unexpected but very satisfying way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

scarlett_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol

desana75's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence and Blood

beesanddaisies's review

adventurous 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

4.0

The 4 stars are for the plot and for the gay. I read this in about 3 days I couldn’t put it down. It’s not impossible to guess where the twists are going to be but I still felt shocked every time. Writing it from the dual perspective was a really good idea and helped bring up the tension and also reinforce a lot of world building and story telling in a very interesting way. 

The actual writing was easy to digest and made for a quick read. I may have to read it again some day and actually pay attention to the language and more intricacies of the plot since I raced through it to find out what happens.
Definitely give this a read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Murder

sarahbiegelsen's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

tamara_joy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Blood, Lesbophobia, and Classism

homebodywitch's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

abbiexhope's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

nrogers_1030's review

mysterious sad 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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment