Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Così si perde la guerra del tempo by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

262 reviews

abrdoodle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: War, Violence, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Torture and Murder

meg_thebrave's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I had no idea where the story was going from start to finish, and I loved that surprise. I want to immediately read this book all over again. This is a new favorite and everybody should read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Hot damn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Torture, and Body horror

dannothedino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Murder, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment and Cannibalism

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Gore, Animal death, Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture

miss_sunshine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Suicide

monalily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

This is a novella, but it almost reads as poetry in the way that it's written. It's one of those books that you don't really get the entire story until the end, but getting there is definitely worth it. I always enjoy books where a lot of the story is told through letters, and this was no exception. This isn't necessarily the kind of book I would pick up on my own, but I am definitely glad that I read it.

One of my favorite things about this book was the way language was used in very specific ways throughout, to convey emotions, to show what's going on with the Time War, to bring us into this specific world. It's the kind of story that will keep you thinking long after you finish reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Torture, and Body horror

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood

mrmarshall591's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

I read this for a queer book club and I was very hesitant at first as the writing style was beautiful yet so difficult for me to understand. 

Despite how confused I was throughout the book, I think I was able to follow along well enough to at least very much understand and LOVE the ending. 

Also, the cover is beautiful!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Torture, and Suicide