Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Мексиканска готика by Румяна Георгиева, Емилия Л. Масларова, Слава Александрова, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Калина Павлова, Фейсаут Стюдио/Тим Грийн

371 reviews

acraig9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted it to be more about sisters but it's kind of a flat hetero love story w a haunted house. Too many gross rape/SA scenes imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Eugenics

betwixtbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a fantastic book.  I was hooked from page one.  I loved the flavour of this story and the mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

judassilver's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pookiee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

i wasn’t expecting to devour this so quickly. I had a feeling it wld be great, but normally it takes more time to digest “serious”/historical books. this story is just so gripping, esp once the

hallucinations kick in, dreams and reality blend together, and you try to figure out wth is going on

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all the respect in the world to Moreno-Garcia for writing a good, whole story in 300 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Rape, Blood, and Alcohol

kds247's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I went into this thinking this was just another Gothic novel. BOY WAS I WRONG! The twist genuinely got me and disturbed me greatly. Some of the ending felt a little out of place for me, gearing almost into the ridiculous, but I genuinely couldn’t put it down once I reached the big reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism

jessy4550's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

2.5

hmm. i think this had the potential to be good, but it just fell short. for a book titled mexican gothic, there was little to none about mexican culture, and even the characters were mainly white. the gothic parts i think were executed better. i love spore-horror so that was great, but other parts were not so good. and like many others said in the reviews, it was incredibly slow. also some of the characters are underdeveloped or just gross. so approach this at your own risk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Sexism, Medical content, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

eswinther's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, and Blood