Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Marrow by Brynne Weaver, Trisha Wolfe

33 reviews

crispycritter's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.25

I read Butcher & Blackbird, with probably the most extensive list of trigger warnings I've seen (yet), and essentially giggled by way through it. Not so much in this one. The spicy scenes in this one were . . . rough. I implore you to think about how cool you really are about

somnophilia

cause woof. Some of this made me uncomfortable. The book overall was gorey and violent, but 'tis to be expected when we're following dual serial killers.

I've also read Black Sheep, which Brynne Weaver wrote with Alexa Harlowe. Gotta say the writing quality in Marrow was significantly lower than Butcher & Blackbird and Black Sheep. I haven't read any Trisha Wolfe stuff so - perhaps this is her influence? (sorry to throw you under the bus, Trisha) I felt like Jack was incredibly flat. The most interesting thing about him was his

kinda insane amount of nether region piercings?

The "villain" kinda came out of nowhere and I was unclear on his motivation and endgame. The enemies could have enemied a bit more before getting together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

cielosiluminado's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

i fell in love the moment i read the part where kyrie realized jack has been breeding all sorts of flowers for the past 3 years to perfectly match the shade of blue of her eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Blood

h3ath3r's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Stalking

fictionwitch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Murder

lelleelynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

heidi_grey's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

rdawnd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

sarahberryshortcake's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was incredible! Who knew murder could be so sexy. I wish I could read it again for the first time. I read Butcher and Blackbird first and thought that was a little spicy and scandalous with the murder thrown in. This was more so! Highly recommend if you can handle dark romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

rvanrhee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

poupimali's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved it.
As somple as that.
I love the chemistry between the grumpy sociopath serial killer Jack and the skinned alive serial killer Kyrie.
How their paths cross. How the desire and the smell of death floats around all along the story.

The danish love declarations from Jack literally killed me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse