Reviews tagging 'Blood'

American Rapture by CJ Leede

52 reviews

sadpear's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse

cateshewchuk's review

dark 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? Yes

4.25

I will never give five stars for you taking Barghest away. My heart 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

amaranth_wytch's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Self harm, and Medical content

carsmarie's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

The first half of this book was a 5 star read and I was so excited, but unfortunately I felt like it started losing momentum and becoming repetitive which bumped it down a bit. I still really enjoyed this one and it kept me hooked as we follow the main character and her struggle with her faith and identity while a violent virus starts sweeping through America. We begin the novel following Sophie who is an incredibly sheltered Catholic girl dealing with grief of her brother being sent away, and guilt about him and also her inner thoughts. It was a wild ride watching her fight basically zombies, the other humans, and her own inner crisis as she learns more about the world. 

I understand she was free for the first time in her life and experiencing attraction and infatuation. I just didn’t like how she was “forced” to end up with Ben because her other two love interests died. It felt she got defaulted instead of figuring it out on her own like the writer didn’t know how to write her making the choice.  She stared Ben was the most physically attractive, but she said she had a deep actual connection with a 23 year old (ick to me) and then ended up with Ben because there was no one else  and he was hot. Also the dog dying KILLED ME. It made me feel such big emotions and I won’t ever be over that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Homophobia and Grief

tabi_reads's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.5

It’s giving The Last of Us x It Follows.

I enjoyed this book. It gives a different perspective on how someone who was sheltered growing up would view an apocalypse. It is a quick read which is its downfall since the end of the book felt a bit rushed. Other than that I liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Blood, Cannibalism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hunni_reads's review

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

imchelsi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

pinkjunimos's review

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bebocarrick's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

burdasnest's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

I thought this was going to be a campy zombie apocalypse story. But actually, I'm devastated, queasy, and feel the need to adopt several dogs, maybe buy a whole farm.

Sophie isn't pious in a comical way, she's religiously traumatized, and spends a mad dash for survival deconstructing. Along the way, she meets real and complicated but good people, gaining a caravan of found family around Wisconsin. The cause of the apocalypse scenario sounded funny- a virus that made you feverish and unspeakably horny. But like everything else in this book, it's actually terrifying. Sex rabies. My biggest critique is that the exposition could have been shorter. It was so unpleasant at the beginning I almost gave up.

At the same time as all the terror, it's so full of heart. The growing pains are relatable, and the Catholic guilt and COVID-19 flashbacks hit close to home.

For fans of Station Eleven (especially the TV show), Rabid: A Cultural History by Wasik and Murphy, The Last of Us, and Fundie Snark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic