Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

590 reviews

sara_isabel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Vampires aren't just sucking blood and looking cool—they're also making their eternal partners miserable and sucking the life and happiness out of them.  "A Dowry of Blood"  is THE cautionary tale about bi men who pressure you into a polyamorous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

maximum_moxie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

oceanelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Gorgeously written but kind of hard to get through for personal reasons. Still so skillfully and cleverly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Incest and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity

maire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Bullying, and Confinement

kkozum's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

proseandcherries's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

chanlo1994's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

Excellent writing. Loved this point of view. And relatable, even if the characters were all vampires. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, War, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

Content warning: drowning

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I loved S.T. Gibson's writing style, it's so lush without being overly flowery. Constanta is an interesting character to follow, and I enjoyed her relationships with the other characters. My main complaint here is I wish the narrative would have been tighter. The novel spans 600 years but we only get a few pages about entire centuries in the middle. I would have liked to see either a shorter timespan or a longer narrative, especially to build on Magdelena's character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

steppecreature's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: War and Violence

jadegrea's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: War