Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Salthouse Place by Jamie Lee Sogn

3 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt and Murder

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

What even is this book? I feel like Sogn was trying to write 3 different novels at once, the message was garbled, and the pacing was just plain weird. And yet I gobbled it up in 3 days and find myself wishing that Sogn had other books I could add to my tbr.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Incest, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Nonconsensual drug use, Toxic masculinity

cassielaj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

In a word, this book is unsettling. It’s disturbing to see the main character and others pulled farther in by the “wellness group” that has sinister secrets. This book kept me interested for the most part, though there were several “twists” that seemed quite obvious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Incest and Suicide attempt