Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Belladonna by Adalyn Grace

42 reviews

kitcatavo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

I loved the way Death was depicted as a character in this story. I’ve read Death described as such a booming loud presence with so much bravado and booming presence. This Death personification may be my absolute favorite. So excited to read the rest of this series 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

escapethewonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

For all the girlies who romanced Death when playing The Sims ✨

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

beaniebookcorner's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Gore and Vomit

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial

• a FMC Signa, who can't die & who has been THROUGH it
• Death is a person, who the FMC can see/touch
• they solve a mystery together!!
• slow burn young adult romance
• historical fantasy with paranormal & gothic elements

Do I think it was a little gross that Death met Signa when she was a baby & then proceeded to have a romance with her once she was grown? Ummmm yes. What in the Jacob and Renesmee lol. Did I also still enjoy parts of this? Also yes. I actually thought this was published in the early 2010's because that's how it read to me, so color me surprised when I saw this was published in 2022. 

Anyway, this was fine and again, I enjoyed listening to most of the audiobook, but still find that dynamic to be a bit ..... iffy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

lateromantic's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

This book feels like it was written for a pitch, rather than to a pitch - like 'The Secret Garden x Crimson Peak', some aesthetic images, and 'I long for the sweet embrace of death but make it a YA novel'. Learning that the author is a storyteller from TV makes sooooo much sense - this would make a beautiful film or series, but is ill-suited to the medium it's in, like it's two books smooshed together, and it feels like it's missing the transitional or reflective scenes that would naturally be cut from a show. I'm not so much of a plot-focussed reader, so it wasn't for me, and the craft of writing, which is important to me and not other readers, felt missing, so it felt a bit like wasted potential, but if you're more into YA than I am then I can see why you'd love it. Not for me, and I won't be reading the rest, but that doesn't make it bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

such trope much fanfic wow

lizzie_b99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.5

The world is an interesting mix of magic and Victorian England aesthetics. I found Signa's powers and connection with Death intriguing, and really enjoyed the Gothic setting. 
I found there was some unnecessary repetition of main plot points, but I think that is often a feature of YA novels. The mystery kept me guessing until the end, and there are some really solid twists throughout. I'm not necessarily a fan of epilogues that are clearly introductions to sequels, but I do like how that's done here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

bectothebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. Even more shocked that I thoroughly enjoyed a

romance with Death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Infertility, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

tguccione's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny and Classism

tessamariee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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

3.0

I wanted to really love this, but it was predictable and the characters were not flushed out enough. It fell a little flat in my opinion. It was fun though! I love a good slow burn and I love some of the personalities in the family! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Gore, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Terminal illness

kaitrates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content