Reviews tagging 'Blood'

El Instinto by Ashley Audrain

101 reviews

stacylaughs's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Blood, Vomit, and Stalking

kennedymartin's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cdingler07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

Struggling with how to rate this. It’s SO good but it’s also so complex and deep that it almost feels wrong to rate it so highly. One of the best books I’ve read at conveying complex feelings. I couldn’t help but take on the hurt of the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion

lizreaderhold's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ms_sarah621's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Wow, this was dark, painful, and tense. The different feelings in motherhood and the struggles that are faced. This book was a quick read, and the flashbacks really had my attention. About 50% through the book, I started to hate where things were going. However, I was really satisfied with the ending. A very complex look at sanity, raising a child, and marriage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage, Self harm, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, and Death of parent

chloelj27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

cathuluu's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

moriahleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

aaronreadsatad's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion

bon_xx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Stalking

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment