Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

212 reviews

noelle_the_wise's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Blood, and Grief

lorigee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

Handmaids Tale meets Hunger Games meets Yellowjackets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, and Blood

obsidianchainsaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

devinjai6655's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

The true antithesis of "I'm not like other girls." This story is an amazing commentary on misogyny and how we as women need to be there to support each other and create change when no one else will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

hammerhead69's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

cjreads16's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Terrifyingly beautiful. Lord of the Flies but with girls. Do not read right before bed as I did, but a wonderfully dark book with painfully real ideas and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4.0 out of 5 stars

This was nothing like what I anticipated and everything I needed it to be. Pacing a bit on the slow side which is the only reason I had to drop a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

l3xi3's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

gabi_715's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

paperkindle's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It started out slow but then it turned into a good read. Not really overwhelmed by it. And the end was lacked a bit of closure. 

Similar books: The hunger games, The knife of never letting go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit