Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Blood & Sugar by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

8 reviews

leahhhtaylor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

i really hoped this book would be better after reading square of sevens. i feel it sort of got lost in the middle and then came out with a sort of undercooked ending. but i’ll give her other book a read to determine if this was just an unfortunate flop! and maybe i just should write off all books using the hard r for my own sake

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Slavery

alexrafinski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.25

This is a fast-paced whodunnit with quite a convoluted plot (or plots really) set in the late 18th century.  Slavery features heavily and the author doesn't shy away from giving full details of the horrible lives they led and the things that white people did to them.  In fact the book is full of people doing nasty things (not just white on black).  A bit too over-dramatic for me (e.g. big storm coincides with the denouement near the end).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, and Racism

carysn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Gore, Sexual violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Slavery, Colonisation, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, War, and Blood

khall123's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual violence, Gore, Violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Rape, and Racial slurs

lostingothicmusic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Racism, Child death, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Violence, Slavery, Sexual assault, Rape, and Racial slurs

A difficult book to read.

hannahrhian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Torture, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Slavery

abbieinwonderland's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Medical trauma, Excrement, Animal death, Addiction, Vomit, Rape, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, and Pedophilia

meiyee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• 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

3.5

i really enjoyed this book but the ending left me a bit cold - the murderer's motive was a bit lacking and i found the last few chapters confusing. however, the writing and descriptions of deptford and london were brilliant. be aware of a lot of use of racial slurs and racist language.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, and Homophobia