Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

138 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The pacing was so slow at times but otherwise this is a terrific fantasy novel about love, friendship, and found family. Esther and Johanna are half sisters that have been separated for years. They're from a family of magical librarians that protect spell books. When Esther is attacked at the compound in Antartica she works at, she flees to escape her attackers. At the Library in Europe, Nicholas a Scribe and his hired bodyguard Collins discover family secrets that could be killer. This book weaves the world building so effectively into the characters and their motives. Its both very YA feeling and also insanely gory and dark but very well balanced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical content, and Misogyny

zophiebrown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

A wonderful world of book magic, fueled by the love of sisters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Self harm and Death of parent

emilyyjjean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

This was so good! I thought the magic was very interesting, and it made for a really good story. I could not put this book down. I don't know if there's a second book planned or if this is just a standalone? I would definitely read another book though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

jane_bee28's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse and Violence

liss_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Dark academia 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Death of parent, and Child abuse

caits_lh's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Blood

shlymiller's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence

bookaholic84's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

Loved this book, I loved the unique magical system, the plot was amazing and some of the twists **WOW** 
Will definitely recommend this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Emotional abuse

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Murder

reiowashere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

A little slow to start but so beautifully written that you don’t really notice. I love this magic system and really hope there’s another book in the works. I want more of the book magic and the possible chaos of freed magical talent. And the library becoming a school for the gifted, like the X-men!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Violence