Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Hof van Schaduw by Victor Dixen

12 reviews

marquistadora's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

bleme's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

gingerlaura's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Hmmm. Ik weet nog niet zo goed wat ik van dit boek moet denken.

Het verhaal begon interessant, de wereld opbouw was intrigerend en de auteur schuwde niet om personages de dood in te jagen. Echter kwam ik nooit echt lekker in het verhaal, was Jeanne in mijn ogen een vrij ongeloofwaardig personage en liep het tijdspad niet helemaal lekker.

Bovenal; ik denk dat hier helaas wel wat verloren is gegaan in de vertaling. Bewijzen kan ik het natuurlijk niet, maar veel zinnen eindigden onnodig in uitroeptekens en het verhaal liep ook gewoon niet helemaal vloeiend en soepel waar je dit wel zou verwachten.

Jammer, want het verhaal was veelbelovend. Ik denk niet dat ik de vervolg delen ga lezen, er zijn vampier boeken/series die beter zijn dan deze. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness and Torture

rinku's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Cannibalism, and War

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

cturn's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

unesorciere's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked the plot, and above all the world-building with all the twists with History and the magic elements. But I hated the main character at the end of the book, she was just too much, too morally-grey, with almost nothing to sympathise with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Blood

thebookaddict's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious sad 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

3.5

🇳🇱: Wat een ervaring was dit. Ik heb me het hele boek geërgerd aan Jeanne, ik kon er niet zo goed over dat ze koste wat het kost haar wraak wou hebben. Ze kwam binnen als een hulpeloze lam, maar verlaat het hof als een achterbakse rat. Buiten mijn haat om richting de daden van Jeanne heb ik wel genoten. Ik las het boek iets minder vlot weg dan verwacht, maar het verhaallijn was erg uniek. De personages kwamen heel mooi tot leven en het was leuk om te zien dat iedereen zijn eigen geheimen meeneemt naar de stallen. De een iets luguberder dan de ander. Het einde van dit boek was erg onverwacht en goed doordacht. Je vraagt je vanzelf af wat er in het volgende boek gaat gebeuren. Ik ben ook erg benieuwd geworden naar het verhaal van de koning en ik hoop hier dan ook zeker wat meer over te lezen. Een leuke toevoeging is de dingen die je in dit boek leert over de Romeinse goden. Ik heb dingen geleerd die ik nog niet wist dus dat vond ik erg leuk.

🇬🇧What an experience this was. I was annoyed by Jeanne throughout the book, I couldn't really get over the fact that she wanted her revenge at all costs. She came in like a helpless lamb, but left the court like a conniving rat. Apart from my hatred towards Jeanne's actions, I did enjoy it. I read the book a little slower than expected, but the storyline was very unique. The characters came to life very nicely and it was nice to see that everyone brings their own secrets to the stables. One slightly more gruesome than the other. The ending of this book was very unexpected and well thought out. You naturally wonder what will happen in the next book. I have also become very curious about the king's story and I certainly hope to read more about it. A nice addition is the things you learn about the Roman gods in this book. I learned things I didn't know before so I really enjoyed that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

atheiah's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

shannonvonpesach's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Minor: Sexual harassment