Reviews tagging 'Blood'

When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson

6 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is the third in the series of Jackson Brodie. Interesting  characters my favourite being Reggie a tenacious 16 year old who looks much younger. There're different crime stories that are interlinked and magically woven together. A surviving child, a murderer being released from prison, a train crash that leaves Jackson with amnesia  and DI Louise Monroe investigating the crime(s). A fantastic read, funny in parts giving light relief, a light tone with a darkening plot, a detective story but so much more. Brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Suicide

aileron's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Confinement, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

montanius's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

natashaball's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Murder

melisayasilem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

I could very much relate to the characters but they were also able to surprise me at times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Blood

There aren't extremely deep explanations of injuries. The words mainly leave you being able to imagine the severity rather than explain them directly.

emilyjean_xo's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense 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

2.25

jo being a girl boss is the only reason this got a 2.25 rating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content