Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Herdeiras do Mar by Mary Lynn Bracht

7 reviews

rspades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Stalking, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Slavery, War, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, Trafficking, and Torture

Moderate: Body horror, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Addiction, Self harm, and Alcohol

julianeos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Anbefales.

En vanvittig vond og trist bok, men også veldig fangende og informativ. Vanskelig å legge fra seg, og selv om det var mye som nesten gjorde fysisk vondt å lese, synes jeg den var utrolig godt skrevet og er glad jeg leste den. Sitter igjen med et sterkt inntrykk av boka og reflekterer over krig, krigsforbrytelser og «comfort women». 

Synes at selv om det var en noe trist slutt så var den tilfredsstillende og ikke like vond å svelge som det kunne vært, noe jeg setter pris på etter en så dyster og vond lesning. Liker endingen veldig godt, om den enn er noe usannsynlig. Ble også mer og mer glad i Emi som karakter og synes hun fikk en fin slutt. Ett etterlengtet punktum. Hana som karakter ble jeg veldig glad i, til og med mer glad i enn jeg hatet mange karakterer og det skal godt gjøres. 

Alt i alt utrolig fin og vond bok, som jeg anbefaler på det sterkeste, dersom man har hodet til å tåle vonde scener og to generelt triste historier. Heldigvis noe håp innflettet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

mscgrl05's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

I knew nothing of “comfort women”, so this was a bit of a shock to learn what and who they were and how it happened to them. My heart breaks for all who suffer through

Spoiler

sex

trafficking. This was not an easy read in regards to subject, but I think Mary Lynn Bracht did a respectful telling of it. This may be a fictional story with fictional characters, but the situation is very real, I believe. I would not recommend this story to anyone younger than 16…maybe; but it should be a read for a better understanding of these situations that are still happening in other countries around the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: War

dienlv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Trafficking, Suicide, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

laurencampbell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Violence, War, and Vomit

katiedatie21's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book incorporates rich cultural elements with Korea's complex history to tell the story of two girls separated by one Japanese soldier. This book does a fantastic job of informing and educating, but also of preserving the memory of the heinous crimes committed by the Japanese military against the thousands of "comfort women". This book truly fights to keep their memory alive.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

porshea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence