Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Uma Gaiola de Ouro by Camilla Läckberg

10 reviews

lillamyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Utåt sett har Faye allt hon önskar sig. En perfekt och framgångsrik man med ett företag värt miljoner, en älskad dotter och en lyxig lägenhet i den finaste delen av Stockholm. Men ingen vet om de mörka minnena hon har från sin uppväxt i Fjällbacka, minnena som jagar henne trots att hon begravt dem djupt inne i sig för att glömma dem. Faye var förut en stark person med ambitioner, men allt det ändrades när hon träffade sin man Jack. För Jack gav hon upp allt hon trodde på och ändrade allt hon var för att passa in i hans värld. Så den dagen Jack sviker henne rasar hela Fayes värld och plötsligt har hon ingenting kvar. När chocken lagt sig och hon inser vem hon egentligen är bestämmer sig Faye för att ge igen och börjar planera en gruvlig hämnd mot Jack. 

Jag lyssnade om denna bok igen för att friska på minnet av vad som hänt innan jag läser den tredje delen. 
Gillar den fortfarande. Det är bra karaktärer i den och det är lätt att följa med i historien även när den hoppar mellan dåtid och nutid. Jag vill så gärna att det går bra för Faye som får utstå så mycket och jag gillar verkligen inte Jack som är så bra beskriven att när jag läser om honom kryper det i kroppen och jag vill gärna ge honom en smäll. Kommer sakta ihåg det oväntade slutet och tänker lyssna på nästa del snarast. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Blood

llauren23's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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: Body shaming, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death, and Abortion

Moderate: Blood and Emotional abuse

bootsmom3's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Abortion, Cursing, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Child death, Body shaming, Cancer, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

npkrensky's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Abortion, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

singalana's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

jesscoast's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I went into this book a little wary of the premise - reading about the so called problems of upper class white families isn't my idea of a challenging or particularly high stakes book. But Lackberg absolutely pulled it off. This book did right everything that Joy Fielding's book All The Wrong Places (which I recently reviewed) did wrong. It's hard not to see the similarity in themes between the two books after reading them almost back to back, so apologies for the unsolicited comparison.

The story arcs nicely, and demonstrates fierce female character development, even if it followed a bit of a "scorned woman" trope. Faye reinvents herself over and over, in a rather inspiring way. Whether or not she takes it too far and destructs her world and loved ones is what you'll be asking throughout. The women were complex and clever, I really enjoyed how none were truly portrayed in only one light, unlike Fielding's "good" and "bad" girls. They learn from mistakes, have complicated friendships, look out for their families inrerests, take risks, and execute plans. These are the types of women I actually want to read about.

The book runs the whole gammet of emotions (I even teared up a little!), and uses tragedy and red herrings well to keep the reader on their toes. It was self aware about privilege and feminism, even if there was a little too much diet talk for my liking. The girl power feminism portrayed was a lever that got pulled on as needed as a means to an end, and it served it's purpose well.

The jump from past to present to future left the reader asking more questions as the blanks got filled, and made for a messy three stand braid. I was guessing up until the last few pages, and was pleasantly satisfied with this read. I'll have to pick up another Nordic noire again soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Violence, Child death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Blood

soobooksalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Hell hath no fury indeed!
 Don't you love a book that makes you order the sequel before you're even finished the first?
 The Gilded Cage is that book.
 As is often the case with Nordic mysteries, it's not for the faint of heart. It's dark and it's out there.
 Faye has been beaten down throughout her life, both literally and figuratively.
 After husband Jack is caught in the act of infidelity, something turns in her. She's taking back her power and taking others along with her.
 I won't say any more other than I was absolutely hooked. Dual timelines give us Faye's past and current realities, painting a most memorable character. 
 I won't be delaying on getting to the next part of the story in Silver Tears. 
 Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Suicide

invaderlinz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Infidelity, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Body shaming, Cancer, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, and Child abuse

foreverinastory's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, and Pedophilia

dahliaf1aff's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Terminal illness