Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Starlet and the Spy by Ji-Min Lee

5 reviews

gollibee's review

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing was effective and in many areas, unique and even breath-taking, but the plot left me wanting something different. Also, content warning galore! Be sure to check before starting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion and Incest

bilitis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

i thought the author's intent to give a voice to the stories that were lost to the war really came through because there was clearly a lot of love in all of those bits. the actual title has very little relevance to the story as marilyn does come across as an afterthought, but i still thought the idea of drawing a parallel between alice and marilyn, both in appearance and personality, was really interesting even if it came a little short. the book felt really fragmented at times so im not sure if being longer would've helped fix it's shortcomings, but i enjoyed it anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, War, Violence, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death, and Torture

tiwwy's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Blood, Child death, and Rape

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

mandkips's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Gun violence, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship