Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

79 reviews

idk_indigo's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Such a fun little story! I loved her relationships with her family and friends, the hometown return aspect. I didn't really understand why Ian was so obsessed with her, but I will accept it. 
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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Another banger from Rachel Harrison. This one with the most perfectly unlikeable main character and themes of motherhood and transformation (wink wink).
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aghoststory's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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charlieknm's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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hannahmichele5's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

“It’s a miracle and it’s a curse, the secrets our bodies keep. The ability to carry the invisible burden of these secrets.”
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enc3336's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

As it states it is a werewolf novel, and that part was cool but it just seemed like there should be more to the story. 
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darquedreamer's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Gritty. Comical but poignant. A striking metaphor for what it feels like to be a woman, fighting against societal norms and expectations, and living in our own bodies feeling like we are fighting against those too. A glorious werewolf story, but not just. A story about releasing the inner she wolf inside us all, about finding, and loving, ourselves through the chaos of life. A fucking fantastic read! 
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vellichora's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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condls27's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

This book had me hooked. I binged the first 6 hours of the audiobook while on a roadtrip. It’s funny, kind of gross and full of so much heart. There were so many parallels; the rage Rory had from her childhood trauma and the rage she felt as the wolf, losing control of her body/life the same way her twin felt being pregnant. I wasn’t expecting a romance (it’s definitely a subplot, there is an HEA but I would not categorize this as a romance) but enjoyed it all the same! I definitely recommend listening to this on audio if you can the narrator did an amazing job!
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lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

Rory is driving to stay with her pregnant sister when she is bitten by a werewolf, and everything starts to change.

This is a story of female rage, told through the Rory's transformation into a werewolf. We see her relationship with her body as it starts to become less and less her own, and how it mirrors the experience of her pregnant sister. This book is funny, angry and emotional. It dives into complex family relationships, trauma and forgiveness, with a side of gore.

Although I ended up loving this and staying up until 3am to finish it, it did take a while to get going initially. The first chunk reads a little just contemporary fiction before any of the horror kicks in, which isn't a bad thing, but does mean it took me a little longer to get into. I would have liked maybe a little more of the horror elements, although I did really like the direction the plot went and wouldn't want this to be different.

There's also a heavy romance plot through the story which I actually quite liked. I'm not usually into romance in books and I tend to be quite fussy about it, but this was genuinely quite sweet and even added some level of tension to the story.

Overall a really great read, and I'm looking forward to continuing working through Rachel Harrison's backlist
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