Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Okno skąpane w mroku by Rachel Gillig

157 reviews

artmuseam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

OHHH my goodness…that ending left me speechless!! holy shit i’m actually surprised at how good this book turned out to be! the beginning was kind of slow for some reason and left me a bit bored at times, but once i got past around page 100 i became deeply invested in this story. this romantasy is a bit interesting in that the main character, elspeth, is almost a villain herself because of the “nightmare” that lives within her, and it was interesting to see this play out throughout the book. i actually really liked her dark side for some reason; it made her kinda badass even though she can’t really help it. the plot itself moved very quickly and i really enjoyed the action and romance. i honestly can’t wait to start the second book because that cliffhanger!! left me appalled!! 4.5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content

bee12345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Mental illness, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

mariainestb's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

aroraback's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Would recommend if you enjoy fantasy with a side of romance (romance plot is important but not driving force). Overall, really enjoyed this book!

The characters follow their own motivation through the whole story (reminder this is the first book out of two, and this review is book specific). Everyone is individual, and show at a minimum show small differences in personality. 

I like the simple, straightforward writing style, not high brow. I also appreciate that even with the period esk feeling, that there are quality of life changes. Such as, while women do seem to general follow the “traditional” lifestyle when they go against it there isn’t a great upheveal.

The plot and magic system all seem to follow a steady tradjectory and I expect no small pieces to be left behind. And plot points are introduced in a timely manner, but don’t rush the story faster than necessary.

Used CAWPILE rating system

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, and Violence

Death of parent (pre-book), side character death

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Alcohol

razalicious's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, Sexual content, Murder, and Blood

kandacewright's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death of parent

kaelizaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder

cturn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Death of parent