Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Soul of a Witch by Harley Laroux

19 reviews

mollieollie's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

r1vana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was so excited for this series. The moment I heard of it, it immediately went into my tbr. But overall the series weren’t for me. I feel bad rating this lower, but maybe, due to the high expectations I had for the three books… they didn’t stick out to me. 
As the previous ones, the first half of the book was well paced and I actually loved Callum more the the previous mmcs. Much more then Leon. But as the plot goes, the relationship between Callum and Everly seems lacking. With Callum, I was immediately connected with his character. The way his past trauma and the full devotion he has for Evelyn, 200+ years, was well written. But again, it got to long; felt dragging. Evelyn, on the other hand, I wasn’t connect to her at all. Which is unfortunate because she was most likable FMC from the whole series but in her own book, it wasn’t giving. She suddenly got out of character. I would never shame a woman and their sexual fantasy, but whenever she tries to dominant Callum, I find myself cringe. I would have expected Juniper, but definitely not Evelyn. 

Some of my favourite passages:

"What's the harm?" he said. My eyes darted between his face and his offered hand. "If I wanted to kill you, I would do it here and now. The moment you stop fighting fate is the moment you accept death. Take command and choose your path." 

I took his hand. "This is all madness." 

“Then we'll be mad together."

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"Drenched in blood," he said softly. Like it was a prayer. "You're too beautiful. It's a sin. A curse. It's fucking poison." He inhaled sharply, deeply, such a massive breath it seemed physically impossible. "Dangerous woman, aren't you?"
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"Can I trust you?"

"Yes." He kept his teeth clenched as he spoke. “My loyalty is to you, and you alone. I relinquished fealty to Hell for you. I waited ... for so . .. fucking long ...”

“I’m  not going to break you this time. But you broke me the moment I laid eyes on you."

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"My beautiful thread of fate. My lady. My mistress.'

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Evelyn’s grandma is an icon: 

“You know how much magic is in her. Full-bloodedor not, we can't risk it."

“As you say, then."

“Wretched demon waited two thousand years for that woman and couldn't even keep it in his pants for forty-eight hours. Typical."

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I did everything and anything I could to disappear, pursued no friendships, I offered no love. And yet, one glimpse of her, and I was broken. I was weak again, ach. ing. All the raw pain Id buried was clawing to the surface.

She didn't need magic to destroy me; she could do so with delicate caresses and kisses light as feathers. She could make me pour out my pain and then fill me with

more.

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"I could not own you any more than one can own the ocean, or a storm, or a forest fire. Those are not things one owns; their beauty and power cannot be claimed in such a way.

But they can be chased. And they can be worshiped."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

AAAAAAAAAA WHY IS IT OVERRRR.
I loved this book so so much it was amazing and the characters, omg the characters were EVERYTHING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

krista_timm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A bit slow in the middle, but this book was the perfect ending to the trilogy. I really liked how relatable Callum was regarding his understanding to the process of grief and how it’s not always linear. Overall, really loved this trilogy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

littlered22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

It was so good. Perfect wrap up for the series. Didn't love the ending trope but thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the book. Loved the character development and Everly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and War

Minor: Pregnancy

megsssss_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

_readobituaries's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

3.5 🌟 

CW war, violence, torture, suicide, death of a parent, ritual sacrifice, religious/cult fanaticism, murder, gore, graphic sexual content, mutilation, edgeplay (knives, piercing), needles 

🌟 Erotic Horror romance
 🌟 Paranormal romance
 🌟 Dark romance
 🌟 Witch x Demon romance 

🌶 Bondage
 🌶 Switches
 🌶 Pegging 
 🌶 Flogging 
 🌶 Edgeplay 

I'd just like to know how the hell Harlry Laroux managed to write a trilogy following each couples same objective, with all timelines running parallel to each other, yet every story managed to stay unique and not be same-y... What sorcery is this? 

Anyway, back to Soul of a Witch. In comparison to the previous two books in the trilogy, I don't feel like I connected with Everly and Callum in the same way that I did with previous pairings. I feel like SOMETHING lacked but I cannot, for the life of me, put my finger on what it was. 

I have seen people be negative about Callums choice of pet names etc. However, I think it was a superior choice because it really harks back to just how long he's been wandering the earth as a demon. So his dialogue often has the vibe of historical romance type dialogue and I ATE. THAT. UP. 

Spicy wise, it's definitely on par with the previous two books in that it was off the charts and I was as shook as always 🤣 

The connection between Everly and Callum sometimes felt a bit strained and I have to say I felt it more on his part. We felt his yearning, his pining, his absolute adoration and dedication to Everly. I didn't get the same from Everly's POV. This may have been an intentional choice, however, as Callum has basically been looking for Everly for thousands of years whereas Callum is fairly new to her. 

I loved that we got to the point where Everly has that moment in the past where she asks him for help that we saw at the beginning when Callum sees her for the first time. It felt... I can't explain it. Like I loved seeing that interaction from both perspectives even though they were at the beginning and the end. It felt full circle. 

Anyway. If you love dark romance with a touch of horror (which I typically don't so I have no idea why I'm obsessed with this series 🤣), this trilogy is a must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

katlynnnxo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder