Reviews tagging 'Blood'

How Lucky by Will Leitch

11 reviews

vj_thompson's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Adventurous, dark humor, and an interesting approach to a missing persons story. I loved the way the story was written. It almost felt like a long stream of consciousness or a story being told to someone (if that makes sense). Daniel is a very lovable character but there were times where he had a lot of dark thoughts about death. I would recommend listening to the audio version. The narrator was 10/10!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Blood

tharumi's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

julied's review

adventurous challenging dark informative lighthearted tense 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? No

3.0

Enjoyed the plot and learning about SMA. Some elements were problematic enough to take away from really enjoying as much as I would have liked. Three biggest issues for me were the fact that this isn't own voice (obvious from page one and my bad for not researching that before I purchased), virtue signaling, and some ridiculously convenient plot points. I finished it though because I really liked Daniel, Travis, and Marjani and cared about finding out what happened. Makes it hard to figure out what to rate it overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Alcohol, Drug use, Blood, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Medical content

keijiwolf's review

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

diadoodle's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

starsbyname's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was slow. It was hard to get into at first, but then would have a little spike of excitement for a minute. Then it'd go back to being slow. The ending was a bit faster pace, but predictable. 

The story is a mix of Rear Window and Girl on the Train.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Violence

voxelbee's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Ableism, Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, and Death of parent

mm691984's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence

davidrb's review

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Easy breezy football season read. It's clear that the author cares so much for Athens and UGA, and that really made me happy. The mystery/thriller aspect is certainly there, but most of the book focuses on the relationships between the characters and the protagonist's life. Nothing fancy, but just what I needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Terminal illness

annabeavo's review

funny hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Ableism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Blood