Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

32 reviews

kirareads02's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

This was a beautiful story about friendship and loyalty. It was funny in places and heartbreaking in others. The language made it seem so real and the characters were so rich and complex. 

A lovely story and I can't wait to read the second book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Slavery, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Gore, Abortion, and Blood

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, and Medical content

debussy's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Sexism, Murder, Death, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping, Abortion, and Vomit

foxonabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

3.5

I’m a sucker for historical fiction and this book’s premise was really interesting. I practically read it in two sittings because it's well-written and easy to read. However, given the fact that this is a character-driven book, I felt that most, if not all, of the characters lacked any depth or dimension to them. With that said, I’ll still be reading the sequel ☺️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Blood, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Rape, and Murder

lydiamaevee's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Death, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Abortion

sarahisstanding's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Death, Addiction, and Cursing

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

banlocan's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

While the subject matter of the book makes it anything but a light read, Harper guides the reader through an unforgiving world so often overlooked or silenced. If you are looking for a slow burn read that will completely wreck you by the end then this is what you want to add to your tbr. Wonderful world building without feeling like it was an info dump the world of ancient Pompeii and the Wolfs Den come to life in a way that is obtainable and visceral. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

alice_clay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Racism, Sexism, Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Fatphobia, Grief, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicide

lucyselim's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

frumpkin_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Suicide