Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A fúria by Alex Michaelides

43 reviews

leebeeloves's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Mental illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Minor: Blood and Domestic abuse

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

    It's a thriller based very loosely on Lana Taylor's murder. (Or that's my guess)
   There were many twists and turns, but I figured out some partway through. I knew it would some way tie back to the other books. As they all tie back to each other.
   

I would have liked to know what he meant by, if you read this I'm dead part. Maybe I just don't remember from the other books.

     None of the characters were particularly likable which did make it harder to enjoy. Though it was well written. It was very atmospheric. I also would have liked someone else's POV besides Elliot, since he was a highly unreliable narrator.

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars
   The narrator did an excellent job. Though he was a bit easy to zone out to.

Extra ratings: Fluff-NA   Heartfelt-3/5   Helpful-NA    Horror-NA   Inspiration-NA   Love aka Romance-0.5/5  Mystery-3/5    Predictability-1.5/5  Spice-0/5   Suspense-3/5   Tear- 1.5/5  Thrill-3.5/5   Humor-0/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Death, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Infidelity, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Bullying, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Addiction, Cursing, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

kelshenka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Challenging characters (plus unreliable narrator) ricochet off one another, unraveling the story like the threads of a scarf tugged loose by cold fingers of wind. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Misogyny, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

kris386's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Bullying, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, Infidelity, Drug use, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Child abuse, and Blood

gracierose0108's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

After reading all three of Alex Michaelides’s books, I am currently questioning his sanity after reading this one. Overall, it was really good! I still think the silent patient is better, and for me the Maidens and this one are close, but The Maidens is slightly better. The middle of this book is slow, but once you get to the end of act four and five, it gets really twisty. It was a really enjoyable read! I finished it in a day, which was worth it, even though my mom was yelling at me continuously to get out of my room, but still worth it!!! I really liked the plot twist, and yes I expected some twists, but I didn’t fully figure out each twist. I highly reccomend this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Murder

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Out now! [Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an ARC to review!]

Rating: 4/5 stars

A locked room mystery in the style of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, focused on the tragic events that take place during a movie star’s getaway to a private Greek island with her friends and family.

I absolutely LOVED the writing style of this one—truly, Michaelides is one of the great talents in the thriller genre right now, and I breezed through this book in a little more than a day because I could not stop turning pages!

I did struggle a bit with the plot itself, which ultimately went in a direction I didn’t expect, and with the main character/narrator, who I never connected with. That said, this is truly so well-written and so unique that I almost gave it 5 stars even WITH those issues. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a quick and captivating thriller!

CW: Suicidal thoughts; blood/murder/violence; mentions of child abuse and suggested sexual abuse; gun violence; bullying

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

kerireadsbooks's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

I was so excited to read this one after loving The Silent Patient, but it just fell flat for me. For a thriller, it’s pretty slow-paced. I typically like an unreliable narrator, but this one just really grated on my nerves. Almost DNF’d it because it was hard for me to get into and I didn’t feel attached to a single character. 

However, I always love how Michaelides includes Greek culture and psychoanalysis into his novels. It’s always special to see parts of an author in their work. I will definitely still be reading The Maidens, and still am a fan of Michaelides, for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, and Cursing

roseforthethorns's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I’m a big fan of Alex Michaelides’ writing, and this is no exception. It’s a phenomenal third novel that continues his exploration of morally grey, complex, very human characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Stalking, Death, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Classism, Alcoholism, and Animal death

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug use, and Sexual assault

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

I had high hopes for this book as I really enjoyed The Silent Patient; unfortunately I found that this one fell flat. I really didn’t enjoy it due to the slow pace, unlikeable narrator and underwhelming plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

rachrreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I received a ARC from the publisher. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to Celadon for the physical copy!

What happens when people with complex relationships— full of love and hate for another— get trapped on a remote island overnight? 

This book was outside of my normal genre, but I enjoyed it a ton. The story is written in the way one would tell a story to their friend — zig zagging between plot points and timelines. There were so many twists that came about reading it this way. Elliot is the epitome of an unreliable narrator, which made the story that much more fun to read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Addiction, and Gun violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship