Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

25 reviews

brioches22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Confinement, Violence, and Self harm

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The ending was an interesting choice

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Gore, and Vomit

wrenny03's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Do not go into The Caves. The Caves are alive and malicious and they want you dead. This book fucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Drug use, Body horror, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

danimacuk's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Medical content

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

I am fine and definitely not afraid
*checks over shoulder*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Drug use, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

ronniethereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Confinement, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

j_squaredd's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Gore, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Blood

opinkb'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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Vomit, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, and Blood

haleybre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Abandonment, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness