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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer and Vomit
quartz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, and Blood
Minor: Child death and Death of parent
mcpl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Torture
Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent
hunkydory's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Child death
kairipaopu12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Death, Murder, and Blood
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia
madisonreads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, and Sexual violence
rosage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Blood, Car accident, Death, and Kidnapping
elwirax's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
"I’d drown you in dark water if you weren’t so beautiful."
I read Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke last year and didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped. Unfortunately, I felt more or less the same about You've Lost a Lot of Blood
There was nothing really terrifying about it (a part from the way that sex scene was written). The atmosphere and vibes were great though. I liked the story within a story more than that of Martyr and Ambrose, had that been the main plot I would've enjoyed this novella more.
I love LaRocca's strange concepts and their writing is amazing at its best, but the executions don't really do anything for me. The characters are rarely likeable which isn't the issue rather that I'm not invested in anything that happens to them. In this novella there doesn't seem to be a distinct plot though an an attempt at explaining the disjointed nature is provided at the end. I can't say that by the end I really understood the point ( there's a line about that somewhere in the book but I need there to be a purpose as an incentive to stay invested in a story).
Overall, I think that LaRocca might not be the author for me which is fine. I'm glad I gave their books a proper go but I'll most likely not read anything else they put out.
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, and Gore
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
Minor: Cancer, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Things I liked:
- This book is very eloquently written. I literally enjoyed the words used. It was poetic.
- It felt like reading two books in one and neither part was boring. It did this incredibly well despite not being a lot book itself.
- There was a lot of ambiguity but it seriously worked in this book. No information dumping!
- I was surprised. Little hints are dropped throughout the book that certain things were happening and it really comes full circle (mostly in the novella portion).
- I found a lot of the characters to be likeable and colourful.
Things I Didn't Like:
- That it ended. I wanted to know more!! Although I suspect knowing too much would take some of the magic and the mystery away from this book. This might be my favourite book of the year.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Child death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Body horror
Moderate: Sexual content and Alcohol
Body Horror: