Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

4 reviews

biocatrina's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-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: Death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abortion, Blood, and Chronic illness

Minor: Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault

alisonannk's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Abortion, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Dementia, Outing, and Toxic relationship

cursedepub's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

apologies in advance as this will be a very subjective review. maybe this one just wasn't for me. Small Pleasures is exceptionally well-written with impeccable, immersive prose that is just the right balance of restrained and expressive. however, the novel failed for me when the narrative seemed to try to inspire me to sympathize with a straight couple over a lesbian one, and then went as far as to imply that said lesbian woman's troubles and poverty were her just comeuppance for daring to leave a heteronormative life behind, as well as framing this as a rash and irresponsible decision. i had been very into the book before that, and it left a sour taste in my mouth that dampened my ability to enjoy and appreciate the rest of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Dementia, Medical content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Lesbophobia

kirstyplumb's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Homophobia, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia