Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

128 reviews

cherihy808's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. This seriously may be the hardest book I’ve ever had to rate and review. I hated it! But yes I gave it 4 stars. 😂Let me try to explain. First off, I do enjoy a good thriller book but I’m not into gore and horror. To some this might not have been classified as HORROR but to me it was. It was literally the MOST disturbing and darkest book I’ve ever read. With that said, I made the decision to read it so I can’t punish the author with a low rating just because I didn’t like the subject matter. It was well written and even at 50%, when I really didn’t think I could keep going, I wanted to find out what happened to Michael. So the author deserves 4 stars for that reason alone. Also the ending was pretty good. It left you wondering what happens next and if there’s a possibility for a sequel? If there is, I’ll be honest and say I probably won’t read it. I also knocked a star off due to animal abuse…I just can’t give a 5 star to anything that includes that - sorry. 

As far as characters, I hated them all (except Alice). Even Michael. Yes I felt bad for him at times but then at other times he gave me the creeps just as much as Reb and Momma. 

The last thing I have to say is I wonder how someone can actually think of these things and write about it ?! I know it’s fiction. I know it’s her career, but I have to be honest, if Ania Ahlborn was my family or friend, I think I’d be really afraid of her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, and Rape

bumblebre's review

dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Torture, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Death of parent, Gore, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, and Confinement

randeerebecca's review

dark mysterious 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

The ending had me screaming. Would NOT recommend to anyone who doesn’t like horror. Messed up and gory, but still a good storyline.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Violence, Gore, Murder, Rape, Body horror, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Alcohol, and Cannibalism

Minor: Death of parent, Incest, and Confinement

snowiceblackfruit77's review

dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Alcohol, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Hate crime, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

hannxm's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

missdanielle's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

eyeheartcorina's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Child abuse, and Gore