17.8k reviews for:

A Dowry of Blood

S.T. Gibson

4.05 AVERAGE

nanamistie's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious 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: Complicated

cryptid_on_a_mattress's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional 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

swamhoff's review against another edition

4.0

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Loved this! I didn’t want it to end

wixdw's review against another edition

4.5

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You liked me best when I was like an oil painting; perfectly arranged and silent.

this was so intimate and thoughtfully written, truly struck me 

esandmir's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_milliemoo_'s review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War

thedearlydiary's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katthebooklover's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

mflynn8908's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The writing was beautiful but the story was soooo boring slow. I can see why some love this book but it was just ok for me.