Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge

7 reviews

achay91's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Death of parent, Violence, Vomit, Rape, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Sexism and Drug use

Overall I was intrigued on the mystery and liked the short chapters and pace. However the transphobic terms and misgendering of a character however minor made me not like the book as much.

buggieop's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Confinement, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Deadnaming, Death of parent, Car accident, Self harm, Pregnancy, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Excrement

patrissia10's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

adelinawessel's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Blood

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, and Child abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Excrement, Vomit, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Incest

jeegirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book took turns you would never expect. It’s a quick read, not super complicated, especially if you like mystery and crime stories. It had me on the edge of my seat until I finished the book. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug use, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ellalafontant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I would have given this book at least 4 stars if it didn't have the unneeded transphobia. It wasn't fully malicious transphobia but it was still enough to really bother me and I feel like the plot point could have still been there without the transphobic bits. I understand that realistically at this point some of the characters probably would have reacted that way and said those things but... It's a book he could have written them without it. Really that was the biggest flaw to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Vomit