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roaze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War
sealbrecht's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, and Kidnapping
ara02's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Child death, Confinement, and Abandonment
thebowandthebook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Gore
lauren_macauley's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content
mpbookreviews's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
saurahsaurus's review
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Torture
ajboyd_'s review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
kateskookybookblog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition
- 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
"What you are now is not what you've always been, nor is it what you'll always be. You are a snake. She'd your skin if it no longer serves you. Transform into something different. Something better."
Blood and Honey by Shelby Mahurin is the second book in the Serpent and Dove series. I liked this one just as much as Serpent and Dove. I thought there was a nice blend of character moments and plot, but a lot did happen.
We follow up with Lou, Tied, Ansel, Coco, and Madame LaBelle hiding after the Modraniht debacle. We find Lou struggling with the fact that she is losing a little bit if herself every time sacrifices something to magic. She's become reckless and heedless of anyone's concerns. Reid is wallowing in self hatred for most of the book, since he found out he was a witch.
Reid's struggle to accept the magic inside him almost reminds me of a lot closeted Christan gay men who went to conversion therapy. He believes he's not really a witch if he doesn't practice. Sound familiar? It does get a bet annoying how stubborn they both are in this, but they also have some really great moments.
We get to see enemies come together against a common enemy here. We get the Blood witches, (gay) werewolves, and some other supernatural people from a group of traveling players. Claud's character is my favorite in this! He's charming, funny, and weird as all get out. They try to stop Morgan's together, but Murphy's Law was at work (anything that can go wrong will go wrong).
That ending gutted me. I mean, I knew it was going to happen, but it still hurt. And that cliffhanger was just rude. Guess I'll have to get Gods and Monsters soon!
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Sexual content, and Torture
Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism
Minor: Suicide