Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

17 reviews

eiramaniger's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

The first few chapters did not quite grab my attention, but I pushed through that feeling, and I sure am glad that I did! This book is a refreshing insight and masterfully woven tale of a young woman that learns to be true to herself when it matters most, especially in the face of danger. She has to make difficult choices but she does so with grace and strength. 
I couldn’t put this book down after the third chapter. Truly captivating and magnificent!
The cover art is absolutely beautiful; they say “don’t judge a book by its cover”, but this is what caught my eye and I’m so glad I read it! 
Cannot wait to get my hands on Written in Starlight. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: War, Gore, and Death of parent

Minor: Body horror

saskiajva's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall I really enjoyed this book and am excited to read the next one. Much of the plot did feature predictable tropes and story arcs, and I think there were only one or two unsuspected twists in the book for me. However the culture and world the author builds is fun and interesting. I read the majority of the book in one day, and even though i guessed what was coming I still had fun getting there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

georgiarybanks's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Racism, Violence, and Blood

ka_ke's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

Imagine a Legend of Zorro retelling, set in Bolivia, using the South American continent’s modern day political and social problems. That sums up Woven in Moonlight without fail. It is a beautifully written story about a young woman who realizes that the solution is not more violence, but unity towards a common problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Religious bigotry, Classism, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Misogyny

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Vomit, War, and Abandonment

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Murder, Racism, War, Animal death, Addiction, Colonisation, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent

allyordyna's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Fun, clean middle-upper grade. A little violent tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation

emliza's review

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Xenophobia, Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

libbylou905's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

I really liked this book! 
The only reason it didn't get 5 stars is because it was a little slow for a while there.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Blood, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, War, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

mengzhenreads's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

This was an incredibly impressive debut and I feel like you can really tell that the author really put their heart and soul into this book. The world that the story takes place in is absolutely thrilling and I loved the infusion of Bolivian culture with the magic system and story. The Spanish that is thrown in definitely enhances the experience, and although it could be troublesome for someone who doesn't speak Spanish, I think it really adds a lot of character and extra detail to this book that truly makes the story and characters come alive. I liked the romance, but the best thing about this book was definitely Ximena's character development throughout the story and the discussions and exploration of the aftermath of war and the intricacies of morality, which overall just made this book a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Drug abuse

blueorange34's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder