Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

30 reviews

cibani's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Dementia

jjvaldezbooks's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

it's a bit slow and low on plot, which almost put me off in the middle, but ReadsWithRachel had such good things to say that I kept at it and OKAY they were super cute and now I want to read the first one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Gun violence

rondasue27's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Percy and Kit’s book was much better than Marian and Rob’s book. Thought about quitting this one multiple times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Blood

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious medium-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

In some ways it felt like an improvement from the first book, as unbelievable as that is. I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend this duology in a heartbeat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Confinement, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Stalking

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, and Misogyny

Almost all of the negative content is in the past. Marion has escaped (

at least by the second chapter when she kills him

) a toxic relationship, which is where a solid half the CWs come from. Most of the violence is during the book, and there is lots of very consensual sexual content, but all of the pregnancy and sexual abuse stuff is in the past. The whole thing is a big hurt/comfort fanfiction, basically.

samchase112's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

4.25

This criminally good romance made it easy to want to fly through it in two days. The characters were lovable, the plot was nonstop, the romance was swoon-worthy, the communication was communicating — I didn’t want to stop! I really had such a good time reading this, and I can’t recommend the series enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Sexual content, and Gun violence

historic_wince's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

The Perfect Crimes exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed The Queer Principles so much that it was hard to imagine how the sequel/companion novel would compare. If anything, I enjoyed it more getting to know this other duo and their pasts and complicated hangups. As with the first novel, the voices of the protagonists, Marian and Rob, are great. Love how we get to read through their exchange of letters at the opening of the novel. I also really appreciated the exploration of Marian’s thoughts and feelings around motherhood, her station/purpose in life, her guilt, her well-intentioned planning that never worked out, and, especially, her tangled emotions around sexual intimacy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

water_violin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexual content

Moderate: Dementia and Gun violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, and Pregnancy