Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

23 reviews

essiie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Body horror

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Lesbophobia, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, and Death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

foxclcves's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood and Gore

Minor: Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Death

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

savvylit's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This novella has everything that you could ever want from a 19th century vampire story: an ancient manor house, villagers plagued by mysterious illness, a magnetic vampire woman, beautiful European forest, a thinly veiled description of orgasm, a masquerade ball, a ruined chapel, and more.

If you're looking for a quick, one-sitting horror classic... Well, look no further than Carmilla! Bram Stoker himself was so enchanted by this story that he borrowed many themes from it for his own work, culminating in the unforgettable Dracula.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Terminal illness, Classism, and Blood

thenerdybookwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

This pleasantly surprised me! I was expecting it to treat Carmilla and Laura’s relationship negatively but it’s not at all. Their romantic relationship is not judged by anyone. I can see why so many Lesbian bookworms absolutely adore this book. It is a vampire classic that has set a huge standard especially in the Lesbian vampire genre. It is a very good read and I highly recommend it.

Note: This is a book from 1872 so problematic themes are still going to be present. Especially outdated terms that are Ableist today. It also has such a negative view on Suicide at the end. Just keep that in mind when reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Abandonment, and Ableism

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Racism

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, and Lesbophobia

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Ableism, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Lesbophobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Classism, Incest, and Sexual content

chloebethx_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

This book was everything I expected it to be before reading, a classic tale of the supernatural but with a feminine twist! This book drew me in and I finished it all in one sitting… truly a mesmerising piece of art!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse