Reviews tagging 'Death'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

30 reviews

jenni_sunderland'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

elmewhy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

2.25

~~2 Stars~~ 14th March 2022

This book just wasn't for me, the pacing was too slow and everything was just unlikeable.
To begin, I wouldn't have put this in the Thriller genre as it wasn't until around 250 pages where things got interesting -

When Matilda went "missing" and everything started to unspiral

. Even by that point we just went through the motions, maybe one or two things at the end were quite shocking but by this time we've had nearly 300 pages to get through, nothing was 'edge of your seat gripping' or had me excited to know the ending.
None of the characters were likable, I believe intentional, but it didn't make me want to read more I wasn't supporting anyone or wanting to see their ending. No lessons were learned for the characters and you couldn't really take anything from this book as a reader either.


Details
-Plot: slow-paced
-TW: Death, Murder, Blood, Rape, Sexual Assault, Alcoholism, Suicide
-Ending Happy/Sad/Unfinished:

Sad. Nothing really feels good about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Body shaming, and Stalking

elise_allberry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

2.75

This book was an enjoyable and quick read, but I feel that the author tried to juggle too many elements in one book and the ending felt kind of rushed and random, even though it was a satisfying ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Stalking

isgbv's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Blood and Death

saraa98's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, and Death

hannahelizza556's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a really great book. It had suspense, short chapters which made me want to keep reading. at first, I was wondering how this book would unfold - Alison's high powered job mixed in with her extramarital activities, keeping a family and drinking too much. Alison has been given her first murder trial but it isn't quite what she's expecting...  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Blood, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

kathryn_a's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

katieamelia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Blood

sorcha's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Suicide, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, and Grief

Minor: Blood and Infertility

zoebill96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence