Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang

2 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Cursing, Vomit, War, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Bullying, Alcohol, Homophobia, Abandonment, Ableism, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

ayesha1816's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I thought that the characters and the stories blended together... it was almost as if this would've been better as a novel. Which is a weird thing to say about a short story collection.

Very strong trigger warnings for a LOT of stuff throughout/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gore, Emotional abuse, Blood, War, and Torture

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

This book is very violent and graphic, just a warning.