Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Everything You Want Me To Be by Mindy Mejia

7 reviews

yuyuv's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

nicole_h87's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

ashleysager's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, and Murder

nottoolate's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

Student/teacher sexual relationship

bwolf16's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

themoodreader's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Grief

linguisticali's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

This was uncomfortable reading and I found the characters generally pretty unpleasant.

The trope of the manipulative teen temptress feels like it's employed without much critical reflection. I spent the whole book expecting a more Gone Girl-like twist at the end, which would have been pretty cheesy, but the actual resolution wasn't very satisfying either and didn't do anything to carry the thread of her many identities through to the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Dementia, and Car accident

Minor: Abortion