Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Infern in paradis by Lucy Clarke

9 reviews

somberlittleman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Alcohol

typedtruths's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

This superseded all of my expectations. I was wholly engaged from chapter one to the very end and flew through it in a single afternoon. The ending was a little rushed and half-hearted, but the overall experience was engaging and thrilling - exactly what you want from a mystery. I'll definitely be reading more from Clarke in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Infidelity

➸ Trigger warnings for spousal and parental abandonment, attempted rape (on-page), sexual assault (unwanted nonconsensual kiss, on-page), spousal infidelity discussed, suicidal ideation including an on-page scene where the protagonist begins an attempt (by jumping), alcohol consumption & abuse, drug use and abuse mentioned, parent with alcoholism mentioned, starvation and food scarcity, infertility discussed, blood & gore depiction including physical injuries and dead bodies, death of a lover by shark attack (off-page), disappearance of a sibling (theme), murder by drowning in self-defence from attempted rape, attempted murder by strangulation, near-death of an infant from choking, plane crash (theme), and animal hunting and butchering (mostly fish)/

itsalina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Sexual harassment

amberinbookland's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

hayleyferguson's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Whilst some areas could have been developed more, this was a good read. The concept of being stranded on an island is nothing new, but watching the quick dehumanisation of the characters “normal rules don’t apply here” and their inability to keep a civil veneer made me want to reflect on how I would deal with such a situation and has definitely made me want to make sure I pack lifetime essentials for the next time I go on a plane! Whilst these characters were slowly deteriorating on the island, they still seemed more alive then Erin who lived a Groundhog Day of dead desire and regret which was a good way to keep us readers hooked and let the tension drop for a few pages. 

Spoiler from here:

The ending was a little predictable 
and I think that the main characters should have talked with each other a bit more, or even get to see Lori’s new house and way of life but I understand why that would be against Erin’s character. 
Overall a good read, there was just some parts that personally would have made this book amazing if it was done a little differently :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

laureads34's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Excellent book, much better than I expected from reading the blurb. Each chapter keeps you hooked! There are constant twists and turns, I think the author left one part of the plot purposely easy to work out but the rest was completely unpredictable. Upon reflection, the ending was subtly eluded to in such a clever and unsuspected way! My only quarm, leaving this book at 4 stars, is that I found a lot of the descriptions repetitive, IE (not a direct quote) "I drank it in, I stood drinking in the view" etc. Still an excellent book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief and Gaslighting

Sexism/misogyny is only portrayed by one character and is telling more of how some people of a certain mindset would act in the book's circumstances. Infertility/IFV is mentioned twice. Sexual assault is attempted but never written in exact words, the character says "I knew what would have happened" so goes into no depth. Suicidal thoughts occur in one scene but the word suicide is not mentioned in that context

orangeoverload's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

If you love LOST for its survival storylines, then you'll love this! We have 2 incredible female protagonists, one trying to solve the mystery of her sisters 'death' and the other who is trying to survive her plane crashing on a deserted island! 🏝 
I loved the setting, the vivid descriptions of the beach, the heat, the island wilderness. And I loved the sisterly relationship that I relate to so much. It was a brilliantly paced book, with enough revelations to make you go Ooooh!
A great summer read! ☀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol

oliviafaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Infertility, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Vomit

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

 I feel the blurb for this one lets it down. I'd hesitated on requesting it, as I just wasn't sold on the storyline that was being hinted at in the description. Thankfully I went back and took the risk.

This is quite a clever, twisty and dark thriller that looks at the psyche of people in a crisis and the badness that can linger under the surface in people.

With several moments where everything is not all as it seems, this one kept me guessing until the very end. There were even a few jaw dropping moments at the end!

I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the two separate narrators for the two lead characters and there was no silly accents to be heard! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Confinement