Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Alone by Barbara De Smedt

4 reviews

havefa1th's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Medical content

chelsea_mh's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

roachquesadilla's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

The acknowledgement!!! I almost didn’t read it but I’m so glad I did. Holy crap!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

laurareads_bcn's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Did not expect the end. The story was great, and fast enough to not get bored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol