Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Hare House by Sally Hinchcliffe

4 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

diana_raquel's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

enyltiak's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Incredibly atmospheric, there's a quiet, tranquil beauty of the setting enmeshed throughout the novel. The what and how and why of everything that happens is deeply intriguing and keeps you turning the page, especially as the tension ramps up in the last third of the book, but it all dissolves into... nothing? There's a climactic bang that is followed up by a sense of serenity, followed by an ominous, discordant ending note. Ultimately, there are so many unanswered questions that it feels less mysterious than unsatisfying. The main character is horrible (I do love an unreliable/unlikeable narrator) and she almost herself doesn't seem to understand her motivations, which makes it all that much trickier. I really enjoyed what there was, but it seemed like the end was missing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Eating disorder

ohennui's review

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, and Blood