Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

6 reviews

phoenixlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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 is my first read of the year, and I absolutely loved it. I fell in love with Anna and her story, and Anna & Cas were sweet together. I will 100% continue the duology and novella :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Physical abuse

gen_wolfhailstorm's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

September pick for Amy McCaw's YA Book Club 2023.

I've had this on my tbr for the longest time, so I'm glad to have had an opportunity to read this with the book club and tune into to fellow readers thoughts real time.

I thought Anna Dressed in Blood was equal in atmosphere and horror. The ghost slaying themes were fascinating and uncomfortably eery, but sadly a solitary life.

I liked how focused Cas was as a main character and how serious he took reaping the ghosts of the dead from the land of the living, but it made me sad how much he distanced himself from his peers and how closed off he was from normal high school life/the future. I couldn't help but see that he did want to flock to people and "widen his circle" but there was that constant worry of being held back by others and the risking of innocent lives.

The romance was a bit too instant for me, but I think it unfurled quite tenderly and sweet, despite still not really getting how it happened.

Overall, this was a fantastic story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Gore, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

blue_roses's review

mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Rape, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

abigail_af's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, and Death

alicelt's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Death

weeziesbooks's review

dark fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death

Book mentions Indigenous things (burial mounds, Wendigo, etc.) in an anti-Indigenous way.