Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

457 reviews

ashleyluvsyellow's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

Very good book. Once I hit part two I couldn't put it down and finished it in a day!

Great for those who like a diary style with character focused plot. There were descriptive sex scenes and gore as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

russian_susie's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

roseangel2's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

lindsayreads21's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Everyone told me I absolutely HAD to read this, so I finally gave in. The whole book is written as a letter that Constanta is writing to the vampire who turned her. At first, he was a loving and kind husband, but throughout their eternal lives, she started to realize that he was abusive and controlling. The writing is truly exquisite and beautiful in every way. My main issue with this book is that Constanta’s husband (she has purposefully erased his name from history) turned others throughout the book and they were regularly referred to as her siblings or children. But they all still had…relations. 🤮 If they had chosen to just call each other anything else, I would have been just super, but the familial relationship made it super weird. 

That being said, I stayed intrigued through the story and felt absolute rage at the way the younger vampires were treated by their sire. This is a pretty short book (236 pages) and could have probably been shorter since there wasn’t really an overarching plot line beyond the relationship itself. 

A Dowry of Blood: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

cw: abuse (emotional, physical, verbal), sexual content, blood and gore, murder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

abelle's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Murder

rookangas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Violence

libraryoflanelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Torture and Murder

hannahhorror_'s review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I would’ve given a lower rating had it not been for Magdalena. I wish she had been the narrator instead of Constanta. This book is genuinely infuriating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

lvlyrds's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and War

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

itisnatal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Blood