Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake

36 reviews

ohmyhazz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Grief, Cursing, Bullying, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Infidelity

cassielaj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

This book is funny as hell. That’s my main takeaway. But it’s also very sweet and emotional. I like the switch in perspectives so we could dive into both Delilah and Claire’s thoughts and feelings as their relationship developed. I’m excited to learn more about Astrid and Iris in future books, as they were definitely supporting characters in this one (though still well-developed). Delilah’s childhood story is heartbreaking, and it’s lovely to see her open up throughout the book.

As a side note, I love that it’s not a queer discovery story, but just a story about queer people falling in love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, and Blood

Spencer will fill you with rage, but he gets what’s coming to him

moodreaderlesbian's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

Lives up to the hype. I would love to give it 5 starts but I cannot get over how many times "other woman" was used, it just kept appearing and after a while it started to bother me, a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Minor: Blood and Death of parent

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 3.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Cancer

bookiecharm's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

milton's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Cursing, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

kylieqrada's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

4.5 ⭐s. OK, MISS BLAKE, just dropping this adult debut and blowing us out of the water?!?!? I was living for this, and the spicy scenes were 🤌🤌🤌 Will definitely be continuing in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity and Blood

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

"I've never seen anyone look at you like she did. Not even me. And you looked at her the same way.
And how was that?
Like you'd follow her to the moon."

Feeling unwanted and out of place, Delilah Green leaves her small town of Bright Falls, Oregon upon high school graduation. Delilah settles down in New York to pursue her artistic dreams and to find her place of belonging. When Delilah's sister enlists her to photograph her upcoming nuptials, Delilah has to travel back to the town she grew up in to received that promised paycheck. On her first night back in Bright Falls Delilah comes face to face with Claire, a childhood nemesis and her sisters best friend.. but instead of rivalry, a spark of something more ignites between them.

This sapphic romance between a bisexual single mom who runs a small town book shop, and a lesbian new york photographer, was such a delightful reading experience. The angst and sexual tension was top tier in my opinion. And the smut? Ohhh yes. This might be the first lesbian smut I have read and damn it did not disappoint. It wasn't completely BAM in your face, but tasteful, feminine & sexy.

Not only was the romance great, but I also enjoyed the friendships between Astrid, Claire, Iris and then eventually Delilah. There are bits of life after losing a parent during your childhood developmental years which you can imagine was heartbreaking to see. The exploration of leaving your "home" to find yourself and your place in the world is one I'm sure many readers can relate to.

If you are looking for a sapphic enemies to lovers romance, with delicious angst AND the one bed trope, you will not want to miss this. Pick it up immediately!!! 

I already have the next book preordered so you already know I AM EXCITED FOR ASTRID'S BOOK!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood