Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Maeve Fly by C.J. Leede

116 reviews

laurareads404's review

dark fast-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? Yes

4.0

Can serial killers find true love? Someone who accepts them, violence and all? Find out in Maeve Fly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, and Murder

cheyanndow's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, and Death

pkatrinaanne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gore, and Blood

hconnellyal's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Gore, Vomit, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

ekw0036's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

There’s much in this book to fuck you up but that ending hurt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Drug use, Torture, Body horror, Violence, Sexual content, and Blood

ruronisai's review

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Cannibalism, and Blood

maybephasing's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Blood

mxpringle's review

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

This is probably one of the most depraved and bizarre books I've ever read, which is definitely saying something. I feel like I could've used more background as to how the events that happened in Maeve's life or thoughts she had led her to doing certain actions in the book, because a lot of the actions she did just seemed so off the rails that I couldn't see any human reasoning behind it anymore. It kind of felt like the things she did were just like trying to get a reaction out of the reader rather than being authentic character development. However, this was still overall a really interesting/enjoyable read (though very dark and depraved). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Rape, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

caseyundercovers's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Wow, what a wild ride. Predicted the ending, but it still had its fun twists and turns.

It has more debauchery than spice. You have been warned.

It is very graphic and not for the faint of heart or young readers!

Could recommend to horror fans and my fellow weird lit girls.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Drug abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Minor: Excrement and Gaslighting

ashley_elizabeth's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I had no idea I'd finish this book with tears in my eyes. It's not every day a gore-filled punch of a book leaves you with that impression, but here we are. Holy shit.... What a book. 

I'm fairly pleased the author never really turned this into some kind of moral quandary or an opportunity to make some grandstanding point about how women "go crazy" and blah blah blah. Maeve is who she is, pretty naturally (as we're told), and Leede doesn't really make any points about that or turn it into a lesson. Refreshing!

While there's plenty of icky stuff throughout, be careful with Ch 39; Leede gets particularly graphic and I had to skim some of the bits. Despite the graphic nature, I was completely enthralled with Maeve and her strange little life. 

I was absolutely rooting for

her and Gideon to ride off into the proverbial sunset as the weirdo little serial killers they are

and it was crushing to see how differently this turned out. Honestly I'd almost say this is a romance? Wrapped in the examination of someone's descent into absolute ferity? 

Damn. What a book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Torture