Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

381 reviews

cadence_e's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

This books prose and style was enchanting, it pulls you in and feels so very real. It's incredibly vivid and poetic, however it lacked certain depth, particularly in the plot.

I found the romance to very strong lean towards insta love, especially when it came to Magdalena and Alexi. I understood the allure and love surronding Dracula a bit more  especially where it leaned towards manipulation.  However, the depth of love and affection towards the fellow spouses felt a bit unexplained. 

The characters were interesting, but were a bit too closely tied to lust, while claiming the love and passion of actually affection. This left me feeling like I was seeing the characters perspective and feelings with the prose, but without any lasting impressions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Death, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

nrogers_1030's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Death, and Blood

imskylow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book had me strapped in. I ate it up like a person starved. I listened to the entire audiobook in one sitting. I have nothing but great things to say about it. It's lyrical. It's moody and gothic. The prose had a lovely rhythm and the characters and relationship dynamics had me feeling all sorts of things. I didn't know whether to like him and accept that vampire life and culture is different from humans or to want him to die. The ending, however, left me incredibly satisfied and I loved how it tied everything together. Obviously, with how vague I'm being, I don't want to give much away but I definitely recommend this book. And if you like audiobooks, the narrator does a fantastic job reading. It's as if Constanza's is reading her own journal to you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Infidelity

thegayestghost's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Infidelity

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, and Sexual content

mogojojo1013's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

The writing in this book is exceedingly slow and incredibly decadent. I felt like I was watching one of those Dove chocolate commercials only for blood and vampirism. I spent most of the book just WAITING for that jerk to die (not a spoiler, she tells us right at the beginning that she kills him) and damn was it worth the wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Sexual content

kateships's review against another edition

3.75

This was intense and graphic and I found the vampires a super interesting way to write an abusive poly relationship. 
I loved it until the epilogue part. I wish it ended before that with

them escaping.

The epilogue just felt so out of place even though it was nice that

they get a happy ending.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

emilyjamison14's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.0

This book started strong and ended strong for me, but the middle kind of dragged a lot. I think part of this is that the writing style is very flowery, and that can get tiring fast for me. I also didn’t feel like a whole lot happened in the middle of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual content

jordanreads24's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Gaslighting

wynplus1's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Dracula + Bluebeard's wives core. SO beautifully written. I loved the relationship between the Constanta, Magdalena, and Alexi. I've just finished the book, but I miss them deeply already. The ending was sad and bittersweet, but also open to possibilities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse