Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

74 reviews

robin_hood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Death of parent and Confinement

abelh's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, and Child abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

reinik's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing and Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Bullying, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Mental illness, and Confinement

justinareads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, and Kidnapping

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

If you liked Harry Potter (especially if you liked Harry/Draco fanfic) you will probably really enjoy this. You've got a UK magical school, a "chosen one" who is more impulse than strategy, a best friend who is a super competent and intelligent girl, a rival who's family is elitist about bloodlines, a headmaster with dubious intent towards the "chosen one," and an animal-loving figure who lives on the grounds of the magic school who treats the "chosen one" like family. The main characters are older and more diverse, the magic system works differently, and there is some great humor along with the action and drama. (For anyone who has had Harry Potter soured for them after J. K. Rowling's words and actions in recent years, this may be a nice alternative that scratches the itch for a similar story and world.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Murder

letiross's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Homophobia

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

jsant's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

A little Harry-Potter-esque to start with the premise, but once you get past that, it was an hour read. Will keep an eye out for the sequel 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Blood

snackattackisback69's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

angelangle1004's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

 

The writing is very vague during action scenes which I was really not a fan of but the story is still great. The romance is still very weirdly developed but I just choose to ignore it. 

The characters are likable but the political conflict is honestly more interesting for the first time. Both sides have genuinely good points of view and there’s no clear good or bad, which I absolutely love. The one thing I was not a fan of was the Lucy chapters. I realize they play a role in helping the reader understand the full story but there were definitely better ways to tell us what was going on than those confusing and irritating bits. 

Overall just a good, fast-paced read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood