Reviews tagging 'Blood'

What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine

6 reviews

irreverent_reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Blood, Vomit, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

ailiscr32's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Blood, and Cannibalism

liblady0308's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked it, even stayed up late reading one night, but it ended way too fast. The climax was abrupt, and there were too many things left unexplained. Spoiler questions below:

So all that magic, all that darkness, all that power… and it’s resolved with a hug? That’s it, really? No real contemplation or discussion? 😒 And she just made Imogen give freaking birth, what happened there? Was everyone released? Where’s the dog?! *poof* happily ever after? 🙄

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Abandonment

nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I’ve never read anything quite like this, a blend of magic and horror in a type of generational saga. It seems to exist out of time and place. There were SO many questions created, and so the farther I got into the book, the more excited I was for answers, but then I got more and more into it, and I was worried there weren’t enough pages left to possibly answer them…and unfortunately I was right. I really do love this book, I’m just confused as to tons of loose ends left and the resolution fell a bit flat. It’s beautifully written prose-wise, and I will definitely read whatever Julia Fine publishes next, but this left me wanting more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

emmamoulton's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

mouseinmypocket's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Blood, and Kidnapping