Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

33 reviews

bookishromantics's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

Minor: Racial slurs

mermay's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Stalking

allyordyna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

Woah. Blew twilight out of the water, I must say.🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

darbyl's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

katestermonster's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

Let's start with dislikes first: There was an excessive use of the word 'murderess'.   I was also frustrated that the main characters neglected to have important conversations and communicate because they were horny on main. 
Things that I liked: I really appreciated the banter in this book. There were some clever lines. On top of that, I adored the use of different languages and accents. I was enthralled the gruesome crime scenes and the magic that is New Orleans. Last but not least, I stan Arjun and Odette.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Racism, Rape, and Classism

shorts_family's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I would consider this story to be pretty middle-of-the-road as far as vampire novels go. It wasn't so bad that I couldn't finish it, but it also wasn't so enrapturing I couldn't put it down. I think my main issue is with how slow the pacing is, I feel like there were several chapters that could've been removed altogether and it wouldn't have altered any significant part of the story. No spoilers, but there was one good twist/reveal and two twists/reveals that I felt had absolutely no buildup to them whatsoever, so they didn't feel satisfying at all, unfortunately. I loved the dynamic between Celine and Bastien, and there were moments of  the book that were genuinely funny, but overall I wanted to be pulled into the book more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

h_reads98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

ok7a's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

starlessnights's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content