Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

98 reviews

daniofthewood's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Racism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Dementia

booksandbabble's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

superiour_medium's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A perfectly readable horror book, T. Kingfisher's specialty. A remarkably easy read with clear theming and an excellent walk into the supernatural aspect. At no point was I particularly surprised, but that is not a mark against the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism and Toxic relationship

jackie_marion's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Confinement

sandreline's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

"I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."

✨generational trauma✨

What a fun little popcorn horror! You think you know what's going on, but there are lots of twists and turns to keep it interesting right up until the end. Sam is delightful and funny and the allegories are strong. 

The narrator for the audiobook is fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Fatphobia, and Child abuse

Minor: Racism

apollo0325's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

An incredible exploration of family, generational trauma, vultures and bugs, and how we perceive our particularly cruel and horrible relatives with a dash of supernatural elements. T. Kingfisher’s books are always infused with humor and heart despite the horrific circumstances many of our characters find themselves in. Sam was an excellent protagonist, and I felt for her even more going into my thirties, relationship-less and fat than if I had been 23. There’s nothing wrong with any of that, but I think Sam was easy for me to connect with because I too love telling people silly fun facts about the stuff I love (for Sam, it’s bugs. For me, it’s mythology). I also really enjoyed Sam’s understanding of her grandmother and the relationship Sam had with her mom felt so real and warm; I love them.

I’ve read 3 T. Kingfisher books now and I can tell you with full confidence, she is now an instant buy author for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Gore, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Sensitivity to bugs / ladybugs Sensitivity to birds (vultures)

annamary54's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, i found myself laughing, and at the same time regretting my choice to stay up late and read this. Honestly the suspense throughout is more scary than the actual horror parts of the book. I rolled my eyes at a few millennial-isms, but also realized I was raised on millennial humor, and laughed quite a bit. don’t talk to me until i’ve had my boxed wine. I found the main character Sam very relatable overall, mostly because I too am a fat white woman with a specialized degree, a worldview that polarizes me from my family, and too much self awareness that it almost wraps around to being self un-aware. I am still unsure about how to feel about the ending, I can say for certain I did not see it coming. I liked

the witchy aspect, i just wish it were touched upon earlier and in more depth than “witchy estranged neighbor.” The whole action went from 0 to 100 really quick, which yes in horror that’s how it works, but I kinda wanted more spooky bits than just sleep paralysis and hand in photo. Maybe more underground children content earlier.

I will say I was thoroughly entertained and didn’t want to stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

turn_around_sammy's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

wasn’t expecting this book to be as funny as it was. Very relatable narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cannibalism, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse

cloudreader2948's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A coming home horror novel. Light on the horror. I enjoy a lot of T Kingfisher stories as there's enough suspense and horror without it keeping me up at night, like Diet Horror. It was also refreshing to have a fat protagonist who had good self-esteem. Their weight was mentioned when appropriate to the story but not once did they wish they were smaller or talk about their weight as if it was a bad thing. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Blood, Dementia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Fatphobia, Racism, and Violence

ribbenkast's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Hold out for the ending! It's good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Cursing, Child abuse, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Racism, Blood, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse