Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

336 reviews

storytime2390's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Gore

Minor: Classism, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Mental illness

professorfrog's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.75

Underwhelming towards the end, didn't feel powerful follow through BUT loved Constanta

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Blood

anxious_librarian's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. Just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Death

bchat001's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Confinement

dodiejoyle's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, War, Kidnapping, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death

wickeddelights's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It made me feel so many things, and gave name and words to parts of myself still healing. It is told in a beautiful and impactful way, and it is inspiring. A story of survival, and self actualization, reflection, and love. I am so glad I read it, and proud to call this my first 5* read of 2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Confinement, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

booking_along's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Gore, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

hmaggs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Murder

comradeghost's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I have nothing bad to say about this book. This was healing for me to read. I see myself so much in the MC. I felt genuine love for her companions and anger and resentment towards the antagonist. Gibson does an incredible job at investing the reader personally in this story. Inspires a range of emotion that caused my heart to swell with love and cry from anger and hurt. So good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Violence, Infidelity, and Misogyny

coelwa's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence