Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

35 reviews

butterklotz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

The writing of this book and the entire story are stunningly beautiful. The witch's heart is a book definitely worth reading, however strange the characters and the plot may seem at some points - but that's mostly due to the aspects of Norse mythology. 

So, overall, 4/5 🌟 from me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Torture

addyisnothere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Blood, Alcohol, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Murder

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I love everything about this except that it centers around a triggering topic for me and I had to stop.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Medical content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

This is a wonderful interpretation of Norse mythology and I was obsessed from the first few pages. The title felt a little too cheesy for me at first but by the end it was so beautiful and emotional that the title made absolute sense. While there is a good bit of romance, this isn't a romance book but instead centers on a woman who constantly has her happiness taken away from her and expands on Norse myths that are more footnotes than stories, giving them their due.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, War, Chronic illness, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

candeegirl's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

absolutely destroyed me. I love Angrboda and all of her children. can't wait for more from this author, she wrote so well and weaved in so many stories. I cannot recommend this book enough

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Torture and Blood

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Self harm, War, Death, Murder, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage

r_a_bell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Somewhat slow, and there are man at moments where I found the main characters to be absolutely infuriating. However, the storyline was compelling and I still wasn’t able to put it down. There is a sapphic storyline, but it isn’t even really acknowledge until the book was almost over, though I was relieved that it was actually addressed in a satisfying way instead of just being dangled in front of us the whole time. Definitely feel like some of the characters didn’t get as much time in the storyline as I felt they deserved. There should also be some trigger warnings as I found a lot of the material to be sensitive, but it’s hard to put into words why, exactly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

montyalmoro's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, War, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Body horror, Violence, Grief, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Child death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I just finished reading and I am WEEPING. 

This was the most beautiful story about a woman who stopped at nothing to prove her heart. Even when all had been stolen from under her, she held onto what was frequently called “a fools hope”. 

The tears aren’t stopping. 

Loki was kind of an ass. Love-able, yes. Still a cocky, cunning, ass? Most definitely. 
Angrboda: my new hero. 
Skadi: the love of my life. 

The way she wrote about Fenrir, Jormangund & Hel made me feel like they were my own children. 

This was a masterpiece. 

I’m glad I finished reading in the privacy of my living room and not the break room at work bc I’m still weeping like a dang fool. 

“[…]Hel replied. “Nothing ever dies. Not truly.” “

WEEPING. I’ll be crying over a mothers love and sacrifice for days.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Miscarriage, and Violence