Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

5 reviews

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Abortion, Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Rape, Classism, Domestic abuse, Death, Violence, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

qrschulte'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a fantastic retelling. Takes the well-known story and turns it on its head, shattering expectations. I love a book with a good framing narrative, and this was no exception. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Classism, Chronic illness, Death, Body horror, Abandonment, Blood, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual assault

Minor: Antisemitism, Suicide, Torture, Miscarriage, and Animal death

flyintothestorm's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was just beautiful. I loved both the story and the way it is told. I don't really think it needed to support itself in the Rapunzel tale, but it works and the mentions to other fairy tales work too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

apolloann's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Infidelity, and Alcoholism

naomi_k's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Infidelity, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infertility, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Blood, Dysphoria, and Domestic abuse