Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke

14 reviews

aseel_reads's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

1.75

for the longest time, i assumed this was a standalone and was so confused when i got to the final chapter and so much was still unresolved. this book was very good at representing teenage girls but i am not one and found it very frustrating to listen to Sidway's internal monologue and self-esteem/worth/doubts struggles. the book was also overly descriptive at some parts and then jumped quickly to a different point. there were also a few instances of continuity errors, where things didn't make sense. i also found some of the descriptions of appearances a bit ick, like how her teeth were unclean, no one wants to read that. finally, while it was nice to see school work/class being an actual part of the plot, it came so randomly into the final third of the book, i was just like why are we here?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

swiftpool's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

The relationships between everyone in this book felt so real and palpable. I read it all in one day and can’t wait to get my hands on the next one. The magic in this is written beautifully and is really unique.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, Blood, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Alcohol

woodsofthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

beautiful showstopping amazing. i loved the casual non assumptions, i.e. calling a couple a 'straight couple' or saying 'sweating like a teenage cis boy' instead of assuming those were the norm. the feminine rage was wonderful. truly embodies the spirit of supporting women's wrongs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

pawprintedpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual harassment

reading_mermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

This is my new comfort read - I cannot fully express how much I love this book. As an introverted, closeted outsider who never found her "group", this book means so much to me.

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

avacadosocks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

tlaynejones's review against another edition

4.5

It took me ages to get into this one. I could tell it was great, but there was just too much dialogue with multiple characters at the beginning. For me, this made it feel sluggish and created a block to properly engaging with the protagonist. I figured this difficulty - with such a dialogue heavy start - was a me thing so I pushed through. I’m so glad I did because it was a fun and interesting story. It’s a contemporary teen story about a group of friends who are snarky, angry, defiant, loyal, and magic. 
Having said all that, the book just stops. There is no ending. It’s sort of cliffhanger-y, but it’s also sort of just the end of a chapter. Like the printer got jammed before they could finish printing the book, so they stuck a cover on this bit and called it ‘book one’. I do want to know more about these witches though, so I’m going to look for the next instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

loserlesbianlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Stalking

ashthemenace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Car accident