Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

15 reviews

bearybooky's review

dark funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Classism, and Abandonment

Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Addiction

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

First off, all the starts to the narrator of this book, Marin Ireland. I had to go check to make sure there were not multiple narrators. She was that good. She gave each character a very distinct Southern accent which to me, elevated the reading experience. Now back to our regularly scheduled review.

Overall, I enjoyed this book for what it was. Although the book led to a lot of discussions of some pretty heavy themes, it's actually a pretty quick and propulsive read . . . once you get past the much too long and boring Chapter 1. If anything, it sometimes felt too superficial. I felt that the author relied a little too much on "mic drops" and "truth bombs" instead of a well-developed plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Death of parent

kristinj1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is based on a unique premise, definitely not one I've read before! The main character, Lillian, seemed to have a lot of character building at the beginning but I felt like I didn't really understand her inner dialogue once she was at the house in Tennessee. I feel like this book was unresolved for me. The kids, Roland and Bessie and then Timothy - unresolved, not clear what their future holds, not sure why they burst into flames. Lillian and Madison- unresolved, are they every going to speak again, does Madison remember that Lillian took the fall for her in high school? Jasper - despite the fact that the gene for bursting into flames seemed to have come from him, he's almost a non-playable character. And what about Jane, his ex-wife and the mother of Roland and Bessie? She ended get own life and thought she'd ended the lives of her kids, too?? Why doesn't she get justice? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Fire/Fire injury

banana_hutch's review

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

I had so much fun reading this book. I came to it directly from The Family Fang and I'm so glad I did!

This one knocked the wind out of me a couple of times and I've been telling people about it nonstop.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood and Violence

hmih's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Suicide attempt, Cursing, Ableism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: Kidnapping and Bullying

megmo's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Cursing, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Grief and Toxic friendship

torturedreadersdept's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

vlntnmz's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Blood, and Death of parent

sandrabooks's review

funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Violence

paulina_w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Blood, and Cursing