Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao

10 reviews

thegabecole's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, Blood, Animal death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy and Fatphobia

katattack345's review against another edition

I could not get into the story. 
I usually love twists on fairy tales but this was not it. Nothing was captivating in it. Nothing hooked me in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Blood

r1vana's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was mindblowing. 
I knew that when I picked up this book, the FMC was a hero meant to be a villain. But never have I expected to hate such character. Some people may call her an “antihero”, but I beg to defi. 
She is someone who has light and dark within her, but as the story goes, darkness is the one who seeks at the end. She will do anything to become the Empress even pulling the former empress down and also leaving a man who loves her dearly.
I am flabbergasted and upset. I have to read the second book asap. I honestly wished the downfall for the FMC, for the first time in my life. I don’t think the author is gonna do that tough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Gruesome murder description; magic sorcery

chapterswithrae's review against another edition

dark medium-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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

booksthatburn's review against another edition

I know this is an anti-hero story, setting her up to be the villain of the sequel, but I detested the main character and just couldn't keep going. Her relationship with Wei feels built on nothing but having been near each other. They have no chemistry and it seems like they barely even talk. I like it when characters have good reasons to try and do a bad thing, but this seemed like she's determined to make terrible decisions in order to live up to what her abuser wants, knowing that Guma was abusive. I don't like any of it and I'm stopping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Ableism, Excrement, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, War, and Sexual content

klara42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Cursing

almoore5's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence

atamano's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

purple_rose_kat93's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Child death, and Death of parent

jenns_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and Murder