Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Caught Up: Into Darkness, Book 2 by Navessa Allen

92 reviews

k_1462's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Stalking, Alcohol

steviiee's review against another edition

4.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Abandonment

beehanc1929's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism

jehansen127's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

friendly_delay's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The book had a significant amount less of comedy in it compared to the first one. That is really my only gripe with it. And while I understand why, because the characters do not use humor as a coping mechanism like the first does, that was one of the reasons I loved the first so much. The dark romance with amazing one liners thrown in when you least expect. But the story of this book was a lot more impactful. Healing and freedom were large themes and I loved it for the characters we got to know in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gore, Cannibalism

sabinehunter's review against another edition

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

crumbles's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail

choirnerd96's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Blood, Religious bigotry

nekoyasha's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood

Minor: Death of parent

inaroselano's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I went into it with low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Junior and Lauren were adorable together, and their chemistry really carried the story.

One small thing that threw me off at first was the use of they/them pronouns for one of Lauren’s roommates—it took a moment to figure out who was being referenced, but I caught on quickly.

The only thing that bothered me was the inconsistency with Walter, Lauren’s dog. Walter was introduced as a girl, but in the second half of the book, the narration started referring to her as “he,” which was a little distracting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse