Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

556 reviews

sara_isabel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Vampires aren't just sucking blood and looking cool—they're also making their eternal partners miserable and sucking the life and happiness out of them.  "A Dowry of Blood"  is THE cautionary tale about bi men who pressure you into a polyamorous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

maximum_moxie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

oceanelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Gorgeously written but kind of hard to get through for personal reasons. Still so skillfully and cleverly done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Incest and Misogyny

Minor: Infidelity

maire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Bullying, and Confinement

glynis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

xaphiro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved the writing style and I couldn’t stop thinking about the book while I went about my day. However, the

incest

vibes kinda weirded me out and the climax left me wanting a bit more. I was more into the plot than the characters. I appreciated the length and would definitely try more of her books in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Incest, and Domestic abuse

Tha character are in a toxic relationship. Because of their nature (being vampires) they have an interesting relationship dynamic. the one who sired them is considered a father figure and they siblings to each other. They are also involved romantically. The old vampire is abusive and controlling with the rest and although it is mostly emotional, he did struck one of the characters once.

proseandcherries's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

chanlo1994's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.25

Excellent writing. Loved this point of view. And relatable, even if the characters were all vampires. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, War, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

Content warning: drowning

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

I loved S.T. Gibson's writing style, it's so lush without being overly flowery. Constanta is an interesting character to follow, and I enjoyed her relationships with the other characters. My main complaint here is I wish the narrative would have been tighter. The novel spans 600 years but we only get a few pages about entire centuries in the middle. I would have liked to see either a shorter timespan or a longer narrative, especially to build on Magdelena's character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Mental illness

cierralovesliterature's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

the prose??? this book is so unbelievably beautifully written, im honestly obsessed with everything about it. constanta, magdelena, and alexi are now my babies and i adore them and it totally feels like their real people in the world somewhere finally happy and fulfilled 🥹🩷 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse