Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson

13 reviews

molly_reads_bookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Infidelity, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, and Toxic relationship

karapillar's review

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Gore, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping, Stalking, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Torture, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Addiction, Physical abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic

catletterer's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

A story of queer, tense, dark, polyamorous, vampires told from the point of view of one of Dracula’s brides? Um, yes please! 
This book may be short but it’s the kind of gothic, horror, romance that I can’t help but consume in one sitting. Obsessed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Murder

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Death, Infidelity, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Cannibalism, Stalking, Grief, Blood, Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, and Self harm

emeliah21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This story had me cheering, gripped, thrilled and I truly felt the emotions of the characters. 10/10 would read again, got me out of a massive reading slump 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death, Mental illness, Confinement, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Incest, Misogyny, and Kidnapping

Minor: Physical abuse

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Death, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, Stalking, Medical trauma, and War

nyx_belial's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

I read this for a book club, so would not be what I would choose normally. 

I like how this book is written, and the flipping of the Dracula story on its head taking it from the perspective of those closest to him.

Main thing that knocked the marks of is that I didn't particularly like the short chapters, I understand it's a style choice made for the type of book it is but it's not something I liked too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, Grief, and Stalking

jackheart180's review against another edition

dark medium-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: Body shaming, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Blood, Stalking, Violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Gore

slicebread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

I grasped unto this book faster than I expected after putting it off for months. I wished they had taken their time with the relationships they felt rushed and only busted on lust and troubling time I just wish there was more insight on the relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

natashaleighton_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Mental illness

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Misogyny