Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

582 reviews

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved S.T. Gibson's writing style, it's so lush without being overly flowery. Constanta is an interesting character to follow, and I enjoyed her relationships with the other characters. My main complaint here is I wish the narrative would have been tighter. The novel spans 600 years but we only get a few pages about entire centuries in the middle. I would have liked to see either a shorter timespan or a longer narrative, especially to build on Magdelena's character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

steppecreature's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: War and Violence

lemilysnikda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Blood

Minor: Mental illness

mercymorns's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the book for what it was, the writing flowed nicely and the relationship explored between them all was very well done

Only wish that we'd have had more from their visits to each new place they ended up, but the book is generally more character based than plot so it makes sense to skim that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Emotional abuse

arcticmankey's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

molly_reads_bookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Infidelity, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Toxic relationship

cayliehausman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

beautifully written, heartbreaking and gripping with a hint of spice 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

sydneymartinnnn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Grief

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tori_borialis's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: War