Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

139 reviews

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

I was fortunate enough to experience this book as an audiobook, and the voice acting was supreme. It really gave each and every character a distinct personality and layers. The book is simply amazing, I felt part of the story. The narration is so vivid, it moved me in so many different ways. Don't get me wrong, most of the characters are assholes, in their own specific selfish brand of assholeness, but, they are so realistic, lovable and vulnerable because of that. I cannot wait to read more books from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Blood and Abortion

samcanuel's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Daisy Jones is a book that I feel lived up to the hype. It’s a really fun, quick read that still gives you a lot to think about. I really liked the interview style it’s written in, which I thought was pretty unique. I liked that we got to see each character’s story and their thoughts. The characters were complicated and I loved them and I hated them at different points. The roles of the female characters in the book were so important to me. I would recommend this to anyone drawn to the glamour and drama of a 70’s rock band or someone who’s looking to get out of a reading slump.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Vomit

jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book has truly changed my life.

these characters all feel so real to me. i can’t believe they don’t really exist. i wish i could hug daisy :( 

i can’t wait to watch the show :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder and War

a huge part of the book, especially daisy and billie’s characters, deals with drug use & addiction so be cautious

marissasa's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I listened to this on audiobook while reading along and it definitely raised my ranking, since the audio has a full cast with different narrators for each character's dialogue. I liked the novelty of the story being told through an interview format, but ultimately I do think this story would work better for a screen adaptation because you'd get to see the drama play out and see them actually perform the rock songs that are described so well. I will have to watch the tv series for this that just came out and see! But it was a fun drama-filled read all around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

anielabooks's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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

4.5

I enjoyed this book very much. The audiobook format really sold it for me. The plot was entertaining, and the dialogue was engaging. It felt like watching the documentary of a famous band after they’ve broken up. I’m motivated to watch the Amazon prime series after finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

viacrow's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

smalljoys's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

incredible character building and arc. dynamic, deep and strong women who are all distinct in their different lifestyles and identities. in depth view of addiction and the constant challenges it poses as one becomes sober. <spoilers> not quite on board with the infidelity/adultery. <spoilers> thoroughly enjoyed the other parts of this novel 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Blood

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book REALLY surprised me since the plot didn’t really sound like something I’d love. I was pretty sure going into it that this book that it just wasn’t going to be for me be I was quickly captivated by literally every character. They all had such strong clear voices and identities even through the interview style of writing. This book was devastating in a way I wasn’t expecting. I went in this book thinking it was a cute romance but I got a raw book about every emotion out there. I used to study addictions counseling so this book felt really personal and I felt my heart break many times. By the end of it I was in tears and I can’t remember the last time a book made me cry. Just so beautiful. There’s nothing I didn’t like about this book and not one thing I would change. I was halfway through the book before I realized it’s a fake band (I didn’t read the back I just trusted the hype lmao)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

hannahrogers's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, and War