Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

166 reviews

mmccue1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

sierraclimbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book. It’s a very unique take on a fairly well known story. I think the author did a good job representing the complexities of grief (this opinion is as someone who hasn’t experienced anything close to as tragic as this story). 
I did think the character voices were a little strange. Mostly Pamela seems very autism coded. Which is not a bad thing, but it made her actions a little less relatable. Again not a bad thing, but I think I would have enjoyed the book more if I could relate to the main character’s actions more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Alcohol

daralexandria's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Blood

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

claudiafareme's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

lazstearns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

ketsueki_randi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

 It might be odd that this took me so long to finish, yet I still gave it five stars, it has nothing to do with the writing, but the intentional aggravation the story gave me. Seriously, every man in this story pissed me the hell off (with the exception of Pamela’s dad) and just really showed how they failed society, but won’t ever be held accountable for what they did. This was completely inspired by Bundy and I think Knoll did such a great job at showing the shit-show the public did in letting him escape and how the public idolized because he was “good looking.” Probably my favorite thing was Pamela would bring up how society would talk about him in contrast to the pathetic little bitch he actually was; and how this put the focus not on him and what he did, but instead focusing on the women who persevered when society continually failed them.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Blood

Moderate: Murder

lexcellent's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ksanderss's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

florenceassetto's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this book was incredible! it was one i just had to keep reading, it was so hard to put down and it was IMPOSSIBLE not to think about when it wasn't in my hand. i genuinely think that this is a must read for everyone, it deals with ideas like grief and love and death in such a complex way but also in a way that is so refreshingly human and knoll does this in such a perfect way. i felt SO much for pamela and ruth and tina and denise, and i think it was a wonderful take on the complexities of true crime and serial killers because it so clearly focuses on the impact on victims (in this case, women who were sought out and dulled) and that is something which is so necessary in all our true crime consumption. genuinely a wonderful read, and i will be looking out for more that knoll has written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual violence

mbgibson825's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Blood