Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

7 reviews

jeninthebooks08's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

This was uhhh, a mess.
Not sure what the overall plot was, many things felt left unanswered.
It didn't grip me at any point, I was bored until the end.

My reading year is not going so well so far 🥲 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

What would you abandon for happiness?

Ugh, this was beautiful, even though it was a bit confusing at times. I truly love the way Mona breaks up the scenes of this novel with her own narration, with a forward, intermission and afterword. 

Her characters are perfectly tragic, each teeming with their own portrayal of heartache, detachment and despair, laced with a whirlwind romance that barely kisses the edges of the story yet somehow defines its very essence.

An artful, tragic and unique tale. A backwards spin similar to what we've seen in Eternal Sunshine. Spun from the raw, lingering emotions of a nightmare. This is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Pedophilia and Blood

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

hannibanani29's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, and Murder

hngisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? It's complicated

2.75

I feel like I wrote a short story almost identical to this book when I was 13, everything I wrote had to be meaningful, and the darkest place I knew was an institution after binging 20 other Creepypastas that also took place in said institution.  This book is by far not the worst thing I've read but it's definitely not up there in memorable ranks either. The author jostles you around in the book which is meant to give off the same confusion the protagonist is going through, but it instead makes the ending and events that happen clear from the first few pages. The characters are unlikeable and edgy, the writing is bland, and the book takes itself so seriously it's laughable. My final irk is the 'interludes' between events; they weren't needed and felt like the page long inclusions of author notes I see in fanfictions where they warn you it's about to get even worse when in fact it just gets worse in regards to writing and plot creation. It's a book that's about 150 pages and if you have the urge to read a short book that's reminiscent of your emo teen years, it's pretty good just don't expect much. 
TW that's not on the list includes graphic depictions of

insects(maggots), eating insects

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Car accident