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Blood Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

9 reviews

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

mysterious tense

• 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? No

2.0

So this book is basically the same as book 4... It's getting so repetitive, at this point it's almost comical. 

Brex and Warwick attempt a prison break

but are captured and brought to Istvan's labs where they are tested on. They find out that he is using fae essence to make super soldiers. They manage to escape the lab only to be caught and thrown back into prison. In prison theya re subjected to the same torture: forced labour, the hole, and the ring. Fortunately, a perfectly timed explosion allows them to escape again. Istvan manages to get the nectar and when Brex finds out Istvan killed her father she uses it to kill pretty much everyone around her. We end with Brex taking off and Warwick determined to track her down. 

I think there is so much potential in this series, but the characters are so under developed and the plot is frustratingly repetitive. This easily could have been a 3 book series, 4 if there was more focus on character development. I don't really care about these characters because I have no emotional tie to them. There needs to be more depth to the story, it is all very surface level at this point. 

I've gotten this far, so I will read book 6, I just really hope it gets a bit better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alley_cat29's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual violence

marinou00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

dani_reis's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This one dragged on. It’s also 10x darker than any of its predecessors. Stacey’s world building is so meticulous you feel as if you are with Brex and Warwick the entire time, which for most of the book is great, but I could have done without the (second, third) prison stays. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Chronic illness, Genocide, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kristinmarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Torture

deesquared's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Genocide and Rape

jessicastaylor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Amazing next installment. I have never read a book that gave me anxiety sweats literally from page 1 to the end. An emotional ride, it was just captivating. The spice is amazing, the plot is dark and twisty. My only “complaint” is that I could see the traitor plot twist coming a mile away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Medical trauma, and War

romanceschmomance's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Where do I even begin with my review for Blood Lands? This was definitely one of my top highly-anticipated books for 2022 and i just instantly knew that I was going to love it. Plus, it’s Stacey Marie Brown, we all know that she’s one of my favorites and I’ll forever shout everyone to read her books.

You can absolutely expect this one to pick up where Bad Lans left off and I’m not alone when my heart just dropped at that cliffhanger. Because how the heck were they going to get out of that? They barely made it out the first time and i was terrified to see what was going to happen this time.

Stacey does not make it easy for us at all,. but I didn’t expect her to. In the end, they need to escape from there and no one’s safe from death.

To me, this will absolutely cause the most damage, emotionally. I’m still recovering and it has been well over a week (or two) since I finished. Brexley will face so, sooo much and yet, not really dealing with any of it at all. My heart kept breaking for her over and over again.

Buckley up everyone because this will be an unforgettable ride. Stacey does it again with Blood Lands and tries to prepare us for what’s ahead.

I won’t say much beyond this, but let’s get our girl! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence