Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Silent Reading 默读 by priest

6 reviews

carizia's review

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, and Blood

lacommunarde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, and Car accident

It's all handled really, really well and cathartically.

clouddhart's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Torture

unforth's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I honestly didn't have many expectations going into this and it blew me away. My favorite book by priest so far. (the fourth I've read, along with Guardian, Qi Ye, and Tian Ya Ke).

MIND THE TRIGGER WARNINGS it is dark af at places.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Classism

It's about solving crimes, so it's relatively pro-cop, and the crimes are extensively described and often awful. For example, one entire plotline focuses on

busting a pedophilia/murder ring, where children are kidnapped, sold to pedophiles, then kissed

. It's very hard reading at times.

shivapriya'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Eating disorder