Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Mintha gonoszok volnánk by M.L. Rio

461 reviews

saracha22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

Longer than it need to be, and I found the Shakespearean pidgin dialogue pretentious and hard to read. But I did like the ending, it felt fitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Blood, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Grief

mamatrauma's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Death, Cursing, and Mental illness

addythebookbat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Grief

aenor's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ashleyslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

I’ve never greatly enjoyed reading Shakespeare, and I was worried that it would affect my overall perception of If We Were Villains. 

While I am grappling with mixed emotions on my overall opinion of the book, I know this book will stick around with me for quite a while. 

M.L Rio does a beautiful job of displaying the complex and raw emotions and relationships that can form in tight-knit friend circles in early adulthood. 

I both love and hate the ending at the same time - a form of artistry I’ve grown to appreciate more the older I’ve gotten. A solid 4 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Violence

eloraborealis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Death

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Suicide

julells's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is frustrating, gut-wrenching and absolutely heartbreaking.
I hated it.
Go read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexism, Bullying, Classism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, and Sexual content

phoebees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

This book changed me in the best way. A beautiful (haunting) exploration of obsession and addiction to art. the characters are intentionally relatable, but exaggerated in the way that only Shakespeare can. 
A love letter to Shakespeare obsessors, tormented queers, and emotionally unwell theatre kids. 
for fans of the marauders, any Shakespeare play, dead poets society, and dark academia <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Death, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

kenalex15's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The book is a little slow to start, but picks up when the mystery starts. Had to pause a lot to look up Shakespeare quotes and plays but overall didn't take away from my understanding. I wish the main friendship was talked about a little more but it was still good. Don't know if I love or hate the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Blood

arbramirez's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Body shaming, Blood, and Body horror