Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie

6 reviews

kylieqrada's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

I loveeeee how this wrapped up!! Ann Leckie's writing definitely does it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Addiction, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Trafficking, and Sexual content

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, War, Death, Gun violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction and Blood

mar's review

adventurous challenging reflective medium-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

5.0

[holds gently]

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, and Sexual content

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: War, Xenophobia, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

troisha's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Police brutality, Sexual content, Vomit, Colonisation, Genocide, and Trafficking

cynt's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.25

How do you satisfyingly end a series with such a difficult question at the heart of it? You don't, really. The characters, however, are a delight and a welcome distraction of the messiness of the plot. I did like the conceit behind the omniscient narrator, though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Blood