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The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport

9 reviews

mj1588's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Racism, Misogyny, Torture, Genocide, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Gun violence

kjanet's review

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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

 

I will admit the first book had my attention all the way through with no stops. This one kind of lost me in some places. I feel like the buildup of beating these major powerful villains ended too easily (perhaps not for them, as they were fighting) but something about both major fights seemed anticlimactic. Also, the ending did wrap up MOST of the storylines, but left some open, which, was not horrendous. For some reason, the bigger threat at the end of the book reminded me a tiny bit of the ending of Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor.

Also, the main character’s personality also got kind of annoying. I know she is strong and powerful and whatnot, but her attitude did begin to grate on my nerves sometimes. 

Regardless, still a great Duology (and the author leaves it open to perhaps a companion/sequel duology that takes place some time later). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Genocide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexism, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

lesliehirgelt's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

I felt that the writing wasn't quite as strong in this book as it was in the first one, and it arguably ends on a cliffhanger, or at the very least has an ending that heavily implies there is more story to tell for these characters. It seemed like an odd choice for what is supposed to be the conclusion of a duology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Toxic friendship, Death, Blood, Misogyny, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Sexism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism and Alcohol

gaden35's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I strongly detest unnecessary romances. It added nothing to the plot in my opinion and actually detracted from it. 
I also believe the dialogue and plot felt less polished and a little hokey compared to the first book. And the pacing sometimes felt odd - as though she didn’t want to explain some things.  Which is fine. It was still a fun read and hard to put down.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, War, and Rape

fleur____'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cursing, Misogyny, Blood, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Torture, and War

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Classism, and Alcohol

sahramahtab's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I am so that sad that this series was limited to a duology. This was a stellar example of black excellence. I loved every second and the beautiful characters. Especially Ikenna and Darius. And I look forward to any of Davenports future projects.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Blood, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Blood

kaitrates's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

I know a lot of people *didn't* like this one but let me tell you I fucking loved it.

Sexier, more gruesome, more murder-y.

I mean THEY KILL A GOD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!

And listen a TON happens. Like you keep thinking this is it and then THERE'S ANOTHER BATTLE. But even with that, even knowing that this was supposed to be a trilogy and Davenport had to rework it into a duology - I couldn't pinpoint a singular place where "book 2" would've ended.

It flowed, it made sense, it was really fucking fun.

And it was a strong reminder that revolution is bloody AND that peace is worth fighting for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racial slurs, and Death

lqvekanej's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, War, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Racial slurs, and Sexism

tinyjude's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

Very solid sequel. I liked the growth in the interpersonal relationships and the vulnerable moments between the characters. I feel elated that I was so right about Caiman and Greyson asdfghjkl

Some plots didn't get resolved or weren't used at all after being important in the first half of the book. The writing was also repetitive at a lot of points, with the metaphors becoming exhausting and some constant phrasing interrupting the reading flow. At some points it resembled more a typical chosen-one narrative seen in young adult stories, than a new adult one but that's okay as I enjoyed the rage and violence and vindication we got. Not a biggest fan of the chosen-one narratives and unbreakable plot armor, but it was a fun read and for that I might check more from this author in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, Torture, Genocide, War, Sexual content, Sexism, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Xenophobia, and Gore

Moderate: Slavery