Reviews with content warning for Blood - Jackaby

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clarabooksit's review

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adventurous 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

3.25

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moonytoast's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

as someone who was DEEP in the fandoms of buffy the vampire slayer, sherlock holmes, and psych…. this is SO up my alley it’s an abomination it took me this long to pick up the series

is it perfect? no, but honesty i don’t really care because it was a fun time! we love a supernatural mystery with a silly little detective guy who is 1000% neurodivergent and his zany crew: a young watsonian woman with a passion for adventure, a ghost who lives rent free in the detective’s home, a shapeshifting detective who (occasionally) moonlights as a hound, and a former sidekick reluctantly turned waterfowl!

this is such a wonderful blend of the mystery and historical setting of sherlock holmes, supernatural intrigue of buffy the vampire slayer, and zany comedy of psych. truly a book series for the girlies who grew up on superwholock tumblr (not derogatory).

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bookwyrmknits's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I really enjoyed this audiobook! The story was great, and the narration was a perfect fit. I've had this series recommended to me by a few people, but I think not enough—this is a really fun historical fantasy, and should be read by those who want a fantasy version of Sherlock Holmes. (Though to be fair, Jackaby isn't quite as astute as Holmes when it comes to seeing ordinary things.) More people need to read these books! I have the second one already queued up for my next audiobook listen.

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memmah's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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winnielynlyre's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense

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

3.0

I do feel like there's a lack of character development but it was ok.

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laurenevlyn's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

I really wanted to like this more than I did, and I did like it, it just wasn’t as exciting as I expected. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it, and I love the interactions between Jackaby and the other characters (and Douglas is incredible of course).

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