Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Das Dorf in den roten Wäldern by Louise Penny

5 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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

I think I can't give a great review of this book until I read the second one on my own because I simply did not like this narrator at all. And I think I've heard him before, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this book is a lot funnier and more whimsical than I was getting from this narrator. I'm very interested to read the second in this series and see if my experience is very different than with this initial one. Also, I found Agent Nicol to be super annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

tymtoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

I'm not a big mystery reader but I had fun with this one. I read it in audiobook format while I was doing other things a lot - very low commitment for me but I enjoyed that. It was good, and the ending took me by surprise but I suspect people more acquainted with mysteries would've had it wrapped. 

I also loved how casually funny it was. The bear grease thing really had me going for a minute. 

Also, Nicole was the most infuriating side character on the planet. The way Gamache kept trying to check her attitude and she kept thinking she was God's gift to the investigation was sending me over the edge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_azula's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Hate crime, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

amykenney's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Blood

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

4.0

2019:  Found a "new" series for me to read!

2022:  Came back to this again after the reading the first nine in the series.   It's just as good as the first time and so fun to see details I didn't know the first time through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail