Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

14 reviews

yourbookishbff's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

KJ Charles set out to write a 1920s Golden Age pulp fiction romantic mystery and she nailed it. I love how theatric and, at times, over-the-top KJC's mysteries feel and how well they play to earlier styles and plot devices. This is a tight first installment, with a single clear arc, a mysterious external conflict and the dawning of romantic interest between our two main characters. It's an emotional journey in very few pages, and I was giddy and confused and angry and then confused again and then eventually content (or as content as you can be when both characters are probably still in some kind of mortal peril). No-one does betrayal like KJ Charles. Looking forward to the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and War

elliott_the_clementine's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia and Torture

Minor: Death, Blood, and War

corruptednatz's review

funny lighthearted 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

4.75

Good book. Kim is a difficult character to read and is unsure of what he should and shouldn’t do. But man did he drag Will through it all. 😂

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

iamamyyyyy's review

adventurous 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

12dejamoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So intensely readable ahh. I am shelving it as a romance but it is more like a mystery with a bit of kissing sometimes. It was really so excellent I didn't want to put it down at any point and I have full intention of reading the next book. It reminds me of the tone of something like Grantchester and that can only be a good thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Outing

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

I do like a gay period romance. While it's nothing groundbreaking and is fairly predictable from the mystery angle, I found it a quick and enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, War, and Classism

koyotl's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A thoroughly fun romp - I found myself really drawn to Will, the main character, and the many misfortunes that fall upon him. His relationship with Kim is fascinating and I can’t wait to read more about the two of them! The mystery was enjoyable, the witty banter between Will and Kim was delightful, and I don’t know about y’all but I LOVE a capable main lead. Onto the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

unwise_samwise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, and War

elephantshoes4's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Blood, and War