Reviews

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

livrawds's review against another edition

2.0

All morally grey characters copy and pasted crime/thriller plot you see a thousand times nothing special there’s better stuff to be read

skiesthelimitofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

hazelj's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

sandragee's review against another edition

3.0

Did enjoy this but found it hard to keep going due to the dislikable characters, at least there was an aha moment for one.

suzyq436's review against another edition

2.0

Meh. This was just okay for me. It had the standard domestic thriller settings and tropes so it didn't stand out. The story is character driven so the fact that I didn't like any of the characters didn't help at all.

My biggest qualm with this story is how Carl was handled. He was never called out on his abusive tendencies, his obsession with his daughter, his jealousy or his malpractice. His secrets are never revealed, besides the secret that led to his demise. I just felt nothing was resolved, no justice was served. I did not enjoy the ending at all.

So less than average for me.

finedanddandy's review

dark tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

shell_hazell's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Rape

paulalucern's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

naomi11_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

3.25

Not really any mind blowing twists, it had a slow start for me. 

_changingtime's review against another edition

1.0

reminder: never take best friend’s book recommendations