Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

31 reviews

yaoipaddle's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.0

Very blah. I had to really force myself to finish this book. It was small snippets of intrigue or mystery between pages and pages and pages and pages of the most annoying description by an unloveable mc. The ending was blah because I didn’t care about any of the characters enough to feel one way or the other. It took maybe until 70% of the book for me to get more interested but even then it was painfully slow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Incest, Blood, and Murder

veronicatabor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

neptunereign's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Cancer

bethsicle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hannahlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit, I LOVED this book. An amazing combination of thoughtful, sophisticated, reflective writing and completely gripping, sometimes verging on lurid, but never-over-the-top plot. I haven't read a psychological suspense story this good since The Talented Mr. Ripley. Absolutely could not put it down, and can't believe I had never read it until now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer

epanama's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Murder

seanajk's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

meg_elyse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

Classic gothic fiction.  Growing sense of horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Blood