Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

29 reviews

emmawhelo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Blood and Vomit

daniofthewood's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

joslynhebda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

the_jamae_way's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jadeandherbunny's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.25

It was a good book but it was honestly forgettable.
I had a great time but that is it.
And I am not sure I really like the dissociating disorder reputation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying and Murder

Minor: Grief and Death of parent

kshurtz13's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Murder

asteinke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book is littered in tropes, and the characters are pretty one dimensional. It leans a lot on making women seem crazy and villanizing mental illness. All for a plot arc that isn't very twisty or thrilling in the end. It's very dialogue heavy so it reads fast, at least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

themoodreader's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail