Reviews tagging 'Blood'

His Black Tongue by Mitchell Lüthi

5 reviews

zarelaeda's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Vomit

50shadesofrae's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I think I was hoping for more horror rooted in how terrifying it would have been to be alive in the dark ages? I wouldn’t really call any of these stories horror, they’re more like DnD meets medieval Christian fanfic. 

I enjoyed the third story most and think it would be a rad concept for a DnD campaign, but each story can be summed up as such: 3/4 long winded exposition, one big hellmouth, and a LOT of swordfighting and monologues til a lackluster finish.  

I really wanted to like this one, but I don’t find any of the concepts particularly scary and the action scenes really left something to be desired. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rroseking's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This is a great book! I would recommend the audible version it felt like listening to a movie. The twists and turns are great. The ending? Completely insane in the best way. This introduced me to "medieval horror" and I am hooked. Great for a quick read will be going back in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fearsickness's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder