Reviews tagging 'Blood'

La chica salvaje by Delia Owens

56 reviews

_kayleighcarlin_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Cancer, and Death

ktbxter's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

Was an alright read but not really sure what the hype was about to be honest!

I really struggled with the writing style and the constant switching between character POVs mid paragraph! Also the dialect was tricky at times - I understand why it was written that way, but it wasn't needed really!

The second half was gripping as the court case appeared and more of the events leading to Chase dying came to head in Kya's narrative. This genuinely had me curious as to if Kya was guilty or not!

I found the ending to be slightly uneventful to be honest. Kya's life was described so fast after the verdict that I was wandering what it was all for and it felt insignificant. I'm glad she got a happy ending with Tate, but seeing more of that would have been nice after reading about years and years of suffering!

I also found the addition of the poetry at the very end, ultimately confirming Kya's had murdered Chase, to be unneeded! Tate finding the necklase itself would have spoken the words that the whole speil about publishing the poems under a false name struggled to say (and badly at that).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, and Domestic abuse

madisone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

This was surprisingly good considering the fact that I didn’t have very high hopes. I loved learning about Kya’s past as the investigation and trial were going on, and the mystery aspect of it was amazing. The writing was beautiful, and very descriptive though sometimes slightly monotonous. The last two chapters were amazing and upped the rating for me. In fact, I’m currently crying a little as I write this because of the last two chapters. Overall this was a great book, but be sure to look up some of the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

yellowbrickbookshelf1's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Rarely has the end of a book made me say “holy sh*t” like this one did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Sexual content

kfquarium's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Self harm

josxphinchen's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

bambii_on_ice's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, and Mental illness

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Confinement, Murder, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Self harm, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Sexual content

Minor: War, Cancer, Self harm, Car accident, Infertility, and Mental illness

isabellarob73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I see why this book is so popular. Rich with imagery, page-turning chapters, and a fascinating main character. I loved part 1, especially because it was based so heavily in the nature / survival aspect of the book. Part two was less enjoyable, but I’m also not someone super into law/court stuff. The ending is very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility and Adult/minor relationship