Reviews

The Bleeding by Johana Gustawsson

ramreadsagain's review

2.0

Stupidest plot twist ever???

jagrimm's review

dark tense 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

keevahh's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

clarebyfield's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

lilcoop9's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, and Death

Minor: Animal death and Child death

junglejelly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A short but great book. While I adored the writing, I found the chapters too short for my preference.

3 dark tales of women told in the themes of motherhood, friendship, womanhood and mental health. Each of which ending in a thought provoking way.

A must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Infertility, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Car accident

ysabear's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It's giving Hallmark crime movie. Characters liked to name drop obscure historic references almost in an uncanny valley way. Slow to start but ramps up during the second half. I also read this for book club and thought it was quite an obscure pick. The audiobook narration is top-notch though, performed by three different actresses for the three main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pedophilia, Abortion, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying

Sapphic witches across generations do blood rituals to get revenge or get some sort of freedom from patriarchy

bipbop's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

errie's review

dark mysterious

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Violence, and Blood

sarahmoran27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0