Reviews tagging 'Blood'

American Rapture by CJ Leede

52 reviews

ceramirezmcfarlin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

finnthehuman217's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! It was definitely a hard read. A lot of gore and sexual violence (it’s in the description but just in case you needed a warning, there are some serious scenes where an infected person sexually assaults another person. This book is about who will be with us at the end of the world and who is going to make it through. I find the juxtaposition of a late bloomer being the center of a story about a growing disease pandemic that makes people sexually violent and to see her witnessing this while figuring out her own body and sexuality is so fascinating. I wish that Sophie would have gotten a chance to kiss Helen because it would have made it easier for her to understand her body in relation to others. 

Also I love Barghest. Even though he is a scary dog he is literally the best boy! Just awesome!!

One thing I despise is the backrooms ass clown museum in the House on the rock. Too creepy!!! I also don’t like the idea of a carpet in any dark colors because it is too old fashioned and gives me flashbacks to really weird night in my early 20s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thegayestghost's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

theoceanrose's review

adventurous reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

rachelsbookishlife's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

jamelynreads25's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

Thank you, CJ Leede, for identifying and healing my small town religious trauma. I often hate stories that revolve around a journey, but this novel has a lot of emotional depth and character development.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

brg_00's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

basixbella's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, and Blood

hgvalerie's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a book that is slow at first, but keeps you engaged, but then it starts running like a freight train and you can't slow down and you don't want to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

micahbean's review

My wife read this book before me and I'm GLAD because we would not have gotten along

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Suicide

Minor: Cursing and Self harm

the dog

dies by burning alive