Reviews tagging 'Blood'

One Year of Ugly by Caroline Mackenzie

4 reviews

hmetwade's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Classism, Grief, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Deportation, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Racism, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Death

deckleeditproof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Violence

hannah_lilli's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Antisemitism, Medical content, Violence, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

alisoun's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Absolutely loved that this book had a really diverse setting and POV. It was definitely about a big sprawling family and every character was so alive and present in the story. Her Aunt Celia was so vibrant even for being dead! Her manuscript was an entirely different voice which I loved. 

I also loved that Yola was a total bitch. Absolutely love that for a main character! We don't see enough of them!!! 

Trinidad was also so well written and described (for me never having been there!). 

I do think that the end was wrapped up really quickly and easily. I would have liked that to be a bit more drawn out. 

It does have some fade to black sex scenes and some sexual scenes. So on page fcking though. 

I also feel it wasn't quite the ending I was seeking - I wanted a bit more of a wrap up. It was kind of a happily for now with our main couple but not for the other characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Trafficking, Blood, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, and Adult/minor relationship