Reviews tagging 'Blood'

All of Us Villains by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

133 reviews

ergaich's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

5.0

Such a great and well developed book. Told from the perspective of 4 different characters, each person had their own unique personality and arc. Every single character in this book was expertly thought out. The magic system was simple to understand and the plot didn’t rely on it to further the story, which is a sign of a great writer. There were multiple twists in the story and I never got bored. 

I listened to this book which made the experience phenomenal. The multiple audio narrators and accents definitely helped differentiate the 4 different perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Gore, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Suicide

halem13's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Body horror, Death, Murder, Grief, Blood, and Gore

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Abandonment, and Vomit

styxx's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, and Violence

imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Hunger Games meets Lord of the Flies meets Harry Potter magic. 

The magic system is neat, the world building pretty good, and the characters engaging enough that you care about their story under the Blood Veil. 

Very villainous characters! 
I didn’t know this was a duology so beware that it ends abruptly on a cliffhanger. Another 100-200p and it could have been wrapped up in a single book. 🙄 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Grief

ailiscr32's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol and Grief

aseel_reads's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a bit slow to build up and one of the big reveals was quite anticlimactic but I really enjoyed the premise and I like all the characters and their little interactions in a dark tournament setting 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Violence

gohan's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

It started off slow but gradually gained momentum as it neared the tournament. Very interesting premise that sometimes raises more questions than answers. All of Us Villains will keep you guessing, trying to unfurl the mysteries. 

I would recommend this to anyone who likes reading about magic and competitions. It’s the kind of book you’d stay up late to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Blood

enyltiak's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Such a fun fantasy. The worldbuilding is incredibly intriguing and so detailed—every aspect of magic from spellmaking to spellcasting has its own rules that truly affect the characters without ever being confusing. The characters themselves are so twisty, dynamic, and morally grey, and they're (mostly) all self-aware of it. Alistair is hands down my favorite, no competition.

The twist ending wasn't mind blowing-ly shocking, but I don't need to be befuddled by a twist—I like to see the evidence line up throughout the story and make sense once we finally get the truth, and I think this book does that excellently. Highly recommend and I can't wait to read book two.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

miastr's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Blood