Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

385 reviews

fink1129's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

hzwinge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

taylorreads17's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Blood, Infidelity, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Body horror

Moderate: Physical abuse

unicornpng's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

An interesting bi romp!

Knowing the abusive vampire patriarch dies right from the beginning definitely makes the turmoil bearable, otherwise I would've gotten fed up and put this book down right away lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Blood

gisblanketfort's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

karleeursta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Strong trigger warnings for relationship violence and interpersonal abuse. It’s a beautiful story but it is very difficult subject matter that not everyone might be prepared for all the time. For those who are emotionally and mentally prepared, it’s a moving and powerful message of hope and survival that provides sympathy for and understanding of survivors of abusive relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

leedolee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was the most entertaining read ever. I love reading anything involving vampires and retellings of Dracula. It was a fast paced book and written as if it were in letters. I've never read a book quite like this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, and Toxic relationship

morgane_killjoy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

Entertaining book for bitlit lovers, not the most deep, interesting or well-written, but considering the rest of the genre, it's nice to read from the POV of a woman, and to frame the vampire (Dracula) as a self-absorbed manipulative a**hole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexism

nightmarebees's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

HOLY SHIT. i absolutely devoured this story, every bit as horny and bloody and twisted as it was. what a gorgeous psychosexual nightmare.  constanta looking back on the past is such a perfect narrator: she is able to explore both what she felt in the past and what she knows now to be the truth after so much time being suppressed. 

“You made it into an art form, this quiet sort of violence. You were so far into our heads your gentle suggestions so often felt like our own thoughts.”

this does exactly what a good vampire story should do: examine what immortality might do to the human psyche, how a person’s feelings and emotions might warp over centuries. this is also what makes it the perfect background to explore the intricacies of emotional abuse and power dynamics. this is not a comfortable tale, but i couldn’t put it down. 

“It isn’t a contest, there are no winners or losers. There is only love.”

at the same time, it manages to be a moving love story. constanta, magdalena, and alexi are ultimately saved by their love for each other, and it’s the same thing that makes them realize their capacity to love others. the last chapters are a beautiful portrayal of healthy polyamory full of trust, vulnerability, and honesty. which should be part of any relationship, no matter how many people are in it. 

gibson’s writing is beautiful and painful all at once. i felt both deeply uncomfortable and enthralled the whole time. i cannot wait to read more of her work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting and Violence

Minor: Physical abuse