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Heart's Blood by Juliet Marillier

6 reviews

naluisreading's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

4.25

Após terminar A Dança da Floresta, soube imediatamente que precisaria explorar outras obras de Juliet Marillier. A autora tem uma escrita direta, revelando uma precisão narrativa que não perde tempo ao conduzir o leitor pela trama. Sua criatividade transparece a experiência de quem já folheou incontáveis livros, somada à perspicácia de entrelaçar de forma habilidosa esses elementos. Não é à toa que ela merece todos os prêmios literários que já conquistou.

A história se desenvolve como uma recriação de A Bela e a Fera, centrada em uma jovem que busca refúgio em uma casa isolada nas montanhas, habitada por personagens incomuns e governada por um líder recluso. No entanto, as semelhanças com o conto clássico acabam por aí. Marillier utiliza a estrutura familiar da história como uma base para tecer uma trama completamente nova e cativante, inspirada por mitologias escocesas, superstições cristãs e mitos europeus. O resultado é um universo próprio, onde o conhecido e o inesperado se misturam de maneira fascinante.

Entretanto, há alguns pontos que enfraquecem a narrativa. O principal é o plot twist, que se mostra previsível demais – a resposta estava sempre à vista, o que fez com que a revelação parecesse menos uma reviravolta surpreendente e mais um detalhe óbvio que passou despercebido pelos personagens. Além disso, a quantidade excessiva de perguntas entre os personagens torna os diálogos cansativos. Em muitos momentos, as conversas soam como interrogatórios, o que quebra a fluidez natural da interação. Se eu tomasse um shot para cada pergunta feita ao longo da trama, certamente não terminaria o livro de pé!

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fraeyalise's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

Juliet Marillier writes emotions so well that I can read about terrible things happening and not be completely swept away by grief or anger. 

This book was a classic Marillier story, and a standalone at that. I really loved it. I love the setting and the characters. I do think the love story between Anluan and Caitrin was a little forced, but I can kind of see where their relationship blossomed and the turning point happened. I wish we had seen more conversation between the two. 

I figured out where the story was going about halfway through, but it wasn't super frustrating. I felt vindicated when everything was revealed. I'm really glad all the loose ends were basically tied up. 

This book would be good to read if you want a story about hope with some romance and mystery thrown in. 

Spoilers for ending: 
The dog does die, but his death is respectful and it's treated with care. Also, I didn't really like that a jealous woman was the bad guy (the ONLY other main character that's a woman), but the way she's fleshed out and the reasons behind it make sense, it's not just women at each other fighting over a man.


EDIT: I had no idea this was a Beauty and the Beast retelling when I read it. If you didn't know, it still holds up really well. 

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etherealskies's review

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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briely's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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khajpaj's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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geilie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5


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