Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

25 reviews

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a super quick read that kept me on my toes! I loved how the chapters jumped between diary entries from childhood, present time, and the week leading up to her coma. Even though the title is called Sometimes I Lie I was still fooled a few times hahaha but overall I felt the ending was predictable once a certain big secret was revealed. I do love Alice’s writing and I find it super engaging. I’m not a huge fan of how it all ended in the last chapter but overall I enjoyed the story! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

laurensm_th's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Alcoholism, Medical content, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Excrement

madlain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

marieqc's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

content warnings: rape, abuse, murder, etc. there's a lot
it was entertaining until it got too graphic for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Medical content, Abandonment, Abortion, Car accident, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Rape, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

elle_laine's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was one heck of a ride…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, Miscarriage, Bullying, Death of parent, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing

aselin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

ekmook's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

cherrypiejay's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

ahudd's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, Car accident, Body shaming, Blood, and Alcohol

oliverreeds's review

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Stalking, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship