Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Dry by Jane Harper

25 reviews

madamegeneva's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

I really, really liked this book. I watched the movie adaptation on a whim a few weeks ago and after realising it was based on a book, I requested it soon after. And boy, I’m so glad I did. 
I assumed that reading the book wouldn’t be super interesting since I’d already seen the movie, but I was surprised at how engrossed I was in text. The book obviously has more space to flesh out characters’ thoughts and motivations (for example, Whitlam’s), and the way the author describes the town/scenery truly makes me feel as if I’m sitting in an small outback town pub. Brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

lids_84's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

What an incredible read! I could not put this book down. 
So many twists and turns as the story unfolds. I love that it’s set in the dry Australian outback and is a must read for any murder mystery / thriller lovers. 
Off to the book shop to get Jane Harpers next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

melissa_b_67's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pregnancy

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide

Minor: Addiction

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a story set in a drought in a rural Australian town where a double-murder/suicide has just happened. The cops, not being satisfied with that story start up an off-books investigation that unravels all of this small town’s secrets. I really liked the premise and all of the twists and turns, but the pacing was a little slow for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kathleenes's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

msennflinn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

booksof_fern's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

foreverinastory's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Good mystery, kept me guessing.

Rep: Female side character who was abused, side character with dementia, side MLM relationship.

CWs: Alcohol consumption/alcoholism, blood, cursing, death/death of parent, dementia, gun violence, murder, violence, excrement, past mentions of child abuse/death, fire/fire injury, homophobia, misogyny, outing, pregnancy, past mentions of suicidal thoughts, sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing