Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, 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: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

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

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: Sexual content, Blood, and Gaslighting

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

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: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

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: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

inkybees'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: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

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, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

midnightrubies's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I loved this look at the lives of Dracula's wives. The retrospective look at a life together that stretched over centuries, tainted by abuse until its bloody end. Constanta, Magdalena and Alexi getting to venture out on their own was a fitting and beautiful ending to this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content