Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

51 reviews

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely outstanding—Alix E. Harrow reminds me once again why she’s one of my favorite authors.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

nefariousbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this books absolutely disarmed me, it's so good. so original, so *intense* in all the ways I love

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

bookstorebinge's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and War

theartsybookwitch's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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

Incredible story in 30 pages. The emotions and power were amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Blood, Violence, and War

theinkedpath's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

ES:

Esta historia corta me dejó llorando y con el corazón tiritando.
Creo que es una narración muy potente y delicada al mismo tiempo, por lo que se muestra la capacidad de Alix E. Harrow para construir historias que te rodean, te abrazan y se quedan contigo. 

Creo que voy a leer a esta autora siempre.

EN:

I was captured by this story and, by the end, I was trembling and crying. I could not put it down. This story was weaving with care, mastery in the writing craft and the darkness of legend-type of stories. Creating a complex narrative that expands through few pages while giving characters the flesh and complexity they need while they also had this halo of mystery.

If it could, I would expand this world and stay in it for a little bit more time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, War, and Blood

Moderate: Grief

skylar_cr_wolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I read it while taking the train to somewhere. And this piece! It’s slightly haunting but extremely Beautiful. And yes, with a capital b! I love how you go through the cycle of the life

from a little girl made to be the Devil to turn out to be the Saint of War. Only to finally understand at the end what’s important!

It’s been very well made and it’s also my first time reading Alix’ writing style. I love it. This is among my favourite books now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: War, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Child death

I am not sure if I can label the relationship between the protagonist and the prince/king as a) slavery, b) toxic relationship or anything because it’s monarchy and the system of monarchy is absolutely strange and just something which feels bot necessarily right, especially when you consider in the time the short story plays

bookishwondergoth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This Joan of Arc-inspired (I can only assume) short story is absolutely superb. The amount of depth, intrigue, characterisation and emotion that Alix E. Harrow packs into just 30 pages is nothing short of astounding. Beautifully written, full of quotable hard-hitting lines, I cannot recommend this enough.

I've seen a few people in their reviews say they wish this had been a full-length novel. I find that I do also wish this, but I also wonder, "Would it have hit so hard if it wasn't so short?" The answer, I think, is no. The fact this is a short story is what makes its power so astonishing.

Read it once through to experience it for the first time. Then read it again to fully understand it. It is excellent. I loved this story and will definitely be reading more of Alix E. Harrow's work in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Suicide

There are repeated instances of drowning. Two characters repeatedly emotionally manipulate another character to carry out their wishes.

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, and Murder

f18's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Child death