Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

24 reviews

mydearwatsonbooks's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, and Homophobia

Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Sexism

Use of r-word

scburhans's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

 Walked into this book knowing nothing but the title, and boy was it a wild ride. Overall, I thought it was pretty good book, but there were some details that I felt uncomfortable with. I did find some of the elements to be rather predictable, but there were a few twists that surprised me. I thought there were a lot of great complex characters, however, there were still some really stereotypical, 2D characters as well, which was unfortunate.

** Spoilers Below **

The biggest thing I had an issue within this book was Ruby's family. It made me really uncomfortable that the first black and gay characters we get in the book are child abusers and murderers. While I don't think the racism and homophobia from this decision was intentional - I think it was in an attempt to introduce a discussion on unconscious biases - but it still did not read well at all. Having the villain of the story fake a disability also made me incredibly uncomfortable as a disabled person. There was a lot of covert, and I hope unintentional, ableism in the story. I did, however, enjoy the rest of the book, so I did decide to give the story 3.5 stars rather than just three. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Ableism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

mgordon3118's review

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Bullying, Ableism, Abandonment, Torture, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, Death, Child death, Blood, and Alcoholism

effys's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

This book was an incredible read. I’ve never read anything quite like this before so it took me a little while to get into the flow of it but once I was into it it had me completely hooked. There was a lot going on and a lot of different viewpoints throughout this story but the way it was written meant it was clear and pretty easy to follow while still keeping you fully immersed in the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, and Gun violence

kathryn_a's review

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Vomit

sunsetcity's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Stalking

cowgirl106's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Ableism, and Pregnancy

readergirl_87's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, and Gore

jmadey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, and Suicide

thespinystacks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

What I really loved is that sometimes I would feel like I knew what was going on, and I was right, and then others I was absolutely thrown for a loop.

This is a solid thriller with light horror vibes, and while it might not be the season for scares, I found myself needing to put it down if I was reading too late in the evening. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, and Death