Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

60 reviews

naiu_cs's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Torture and Alcohol

Minor: Lesbophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Homophobia, War, Colonisation, and Death

katiethepenguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Rape, Torture, Death, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Violence

grinnoir'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

aexileigh's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, and Trafficking

pineapple_queen's review

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Colonisation, Addiction, Kidnapping, Outing, Child abuse, Alcohol, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Slavery, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

teslis's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

I don’t know. This book was alright and even good in the beginning but later on

Spoiler

when they leave the Dove

I think it got worse. I think it’s because a lot happens and fast. In the end I also realize that I didn’t like how the book was written. I believe that fantasy is not really my cup of tea at the moment but it will be fun to discuss in my book club! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Torture, Gun violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Injury/injury detail, and Alcoholism

ezwolf's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

First of all the way this book deals with gender is amazing and Florian is one of my favorite characters in relation to how they use gender and presentation and it was great. 

Second, if you’re looking for a pirate story sort of similar to Our Flag Means Death this is for you. They’re similar but also quite different. It’s got gay characters and non-binary pirates and nobility escaping their duties. 

I’m not usually one for alternating point of views but I thought all of these characters were great and even if you weren’t meant to root for them; they were still intriguing to read about and read their motivations. 

Flora and Evelyn’s relationship and the stories of love and how they overcome the idea that all love ends in heartbreak was wonderful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Blood, and Death

shannong123's review

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexism, and Addiction

Minor: Rape

bookhoarderbea's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Blood, Dysphoria, Slavery, Trafficking, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism, War, and Rape