Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Salt Slow by Julia Armfield

15 reviews

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, Death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

bootrat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I don't usually read horror books, but I loved this! Every story was different, and they were all engaging and spooky in their own ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Miscarriage, Death, Medical content, and Body horror

savvylit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

Armfield is an incredible writer. She excels at a simultaneous evocation of creepiness and dreaminess. In the realm of salt slow, a young woman transforms into a bug, a city suffers from an epidemic of insomnia, a boyfriend turns into stone, a divorcee hides out on the seaside.

If you don't already know, I love weird and unsettling short story collections. This is one of the best I have read in recent months! I can't wait to revisit salt slow again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Miscarriage, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy

rhi_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Body horror

Moderate: Blood and Gore

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Self harm, Gore, Murder, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Bullying, Violence, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia

megj23's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Pregnancy, and Body horror

judereadsalot's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Body horror, Pregnancy, and Blood

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, Death, and Pregnancy

aisabel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

jokehelldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

There were some stories I didn't fully liked, but Mantis, Cassandra After and Salt Slow have my whole heart

This was so beautiful, and even though we don't get explained almost nothing, you have a feeling you are living the stories with your whole soul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Grief

Minor: Lesbophobia and Misogyny