Reviews

Blood Test by Jonathan Kellerman

ender24's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A good mystery. Definitely showing it’s age with a few jokes that have gone sour in the past few years. Interesting commentary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Excrement, Chronic illness, Cancer, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, Animal death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Incest, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Abortion, Abandonment, and Ableism

adzpark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cancer, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Incest, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

cnorbury's review against another edition

3.0

I like Kellerman's first-person storytelling with Alex Delaware. He's urbane and sophisticated without coming across as haughty. Nice to read first-person stories where the MC doesn't come across as Literature's gift to witty repartee and a devil-may-care attitude about life and death situations.

On the downside, the plot was a bit tame, no big surprises, and the ending seemed anticlimactic. But Kellerman created a solid MC in Delaware. Not surprised he wrote so many stories featuring him.

iffer's review against another edition

4.0

This felt a little dated, and I had a little bit of that horror movie sentiment, "Nooooooo. Don't trespass into literal crazy person territory!" but I still enjoy Alex, and I'll probably read more of this series.

ptaradactyl's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Cancer, and Violence

jennl's review against another edition

4.0

3.5

ekeyreads's review against another edition

5.0

This was a typically good Kellerman. I have read many of the newer books and decided to start at the beginning working my back through. This one was definitely short and to the point but good. It was also pretty dark much like the first one. On to the third...

boleary30's review against another edition

4.0

A good follow up to the starter of the series, only a small drop off.

hollie313'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

3.5