Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

32 reviews

aitanavec's review against another edition

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

2.5

I expected more. Loved the premise, but the way it unravelled was disappointing. 

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dee_anna's review against another edition

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

3.25


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jasm6457's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

2.75


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sunnydale's review against another edition

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

3.0

I wasn't as in love with this story as I was with the Hazel Wood books, but the character interactions were compelling. The ending was disappointing because I'm not a fan of
the chosen one trope, and the third-act reveal that the protagonist was a super-powerful witch all along cheapened her journey for me.
I really enjoyed the chapters focused on the Mom and her teenage coven.

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shereadytoread's review against another edition

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adventurous dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book was a fast paced dark magical adventure about a daughter seeking to understand the truth about herself and her relationship with her mother. 

Pros: 
- Fast paced 
- Dual POV kept the story moving  
- Mystery elements worked really well and although revealed earlier, didn't make the book anticlimactic 

Cons:
- some of the family elements were not fully resolved/addressed 
- one of the major effects of the "mystery spell" didn't make sense (see below)

The spell makes her forget her very intense and deep friendship with her neighbor/love interest and she doesn't recall but also NOT A SINGLE PERSON in her entire life mentions it to her? Her neighbor, the neighbor's family, her other friends, her brother ANYONE because "mom told me not to mention it" and he didn't for YEARS. Also once she is in danger, dad still refuses to tell her what is happening "because her mom should be the one to tell her" but her mother has literally disappeared.

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tspice24's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0


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msmarshallrambles's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0


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vaguely_pink's review against another edition

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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

4.5


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ncoletti's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-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

4.0


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sinkitten's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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