Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

5 reviews

sarahna's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

augustinedreams's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

There are so many characters, and it's a typical pick them off one by one scheme. Abd the plot twist was so left field can we even call it a plot twist???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence and Stalking

Minor: Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicide, Drug use, and Dementia

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, and Racism

Drowning

sigreads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Cancer, Stalking, Violence, and Sexual content

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

Another solid thriller from Peter Swanson. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as The Kind Worth Killing, but would recommend it none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content