Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Una magia más oscura by V.E. Schwab

294 reviews

alienistdorah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so good that I'm already on book 2! This book starts a bit slow [for world-building, learning how the magic works] and then it PICKSSS UPPPPP! I was clutching my pearls ya'll. I was stressed out. If you love dark adventures, mystery, thieves, and magic this is for you! [There is a TINY bit of romance, TINY!] My favorite character is Rhy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Blood

abbypeekreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Violence

gwenergy's review against another edition

adventurous

• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

I really enjoyed the premise of this book. Some of the plot points seemed predictable, but the worldbuilding was enjoyable. I personally didn't enjoy the narration of the audiobook, and think I may have enjoyed the book a little more if I had just read it. I may be interested in pursuing the rest of the series, but likely in print rather than audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Self harm

Not exactly self-harm, but

blood magic, with lots of cutting into arms, wrists, hands, etc

mobymaize's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A lovely romp through multiple Londons, similar to, but not the same as, Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere. Super exciting and felt like a very well done HBO mini series in the best way possible :)
Planning on reading the sequels at some point!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Toxic friendship, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Police brutality, Rape, Classism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Gun violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Main character uses magic by through self harm. Just a heads up.

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Self harm, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Medical content, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cannibalism, Alcohol, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Genocide, and Sexual content

sandwiiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.5

a cool introduction to this world! i really loved the magic system, but felt like the characters weren't quite fleshed out enough for me to care about them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Death

laurenbaggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Addiction, and Sexual assault

Minor: Slavery, Gore, Confinement, and Addiction

sustainably_lucia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The magic system and world created by Schwab are fascinating. I was sucked right into the story from the beginning. The characters were excellently written and believable. Kell and Delilah are a great pair. My interest waned when the violence increased, but overall it was an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

typedtruths's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

After languishing on my shelves for nine years, I finally gave this a shot... and thoroughly enjoyed it! Schwab is a hit-or-miss episode for me; yet this one grabbed me from the onset. I'm a little nervous to dive into the sequel when it ended satisfactorily, though.

Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Death

➸ Trigger warnings for attempted rape (on-page), self-injury, alcohol consumption, graphic blood and injury depiction, death and magical resurrection of a friend & brother, murder and attempted murder, torture, gun & sword violence, and loss of autonomy (magical coercion).

woolen_pigeon's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, and Gore

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Classism