Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Mintha gonoszok volnánk by M.L. Rio

486 reviews

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Vomit

saroreen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Blood

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship

vbaltazar07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Perfect dark academia mystery with all the drama and emotions of being a theater kid

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Blood, and Suicide attempt

epohlig's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book so much! I loved the mysterious aspect and especially how, in each scene, I always had enough information to know what was going on, but I was always fully aware that I didn’t have all the puzzle pieces, so even when it t seemed to make sense, there were always questions lurking in my head. 
Additionally, the writing style is beautiful, just with the words and phrasings. And I know it’s a bit of a controversial point to non-theatre people, but I personally loved all the Shakespeare references and quotes, especially the parallels between the characters and their roles (which accentuates a point Oliver makes that it can be hard for them to distinguish themselves after a time). To be honest,  I didn’t get some of the Shakespeare quotes (especially the last one which was definitely important, but maybe I was just too tired to work it out), but I loved the book regardless. :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Alcohol

tallhousecookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mishasbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

chiar_'s review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cheye13's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

As a theatre kid with a literature degree, this sure did Hit. I don't know what to say about this one that hasn't been said. It hits the mark with actors and acting classes, torture of academia, drama of a semi-forced family unit, Shakespearean magnitude. Using excerpts of Shakespeare as a literary device to set the tone and shape the story was impressively clever. The audio performance was magnificent.

I was enjoying everything as it was and then the final "twist" (kinda?) absolutely wrecked me. I'm not sure how I feel about the ending specifically, but the story as an overall piece of art is wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

a couple instances of drowning, near-drowning, attempted drowning.