Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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151 reviews

per_iscritto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I was intrigued by this and needed a second book for a BOGO. The subject sounded heavy but caught my attention and found myself purchasing it.  Pulled this out of the TBR last week and devoured it. It was really well written and had only a mild slow down toward the last 75 pages. The teen characters were flawed and struggling as most of us do but it was hard not to see all sides including the antagonist. Grief is  crappy and sometimes feels absolutely impossible to bear and we’re not all capable of getting through it.  This one will remain in my library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

cernst09's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

iksme's review against another edition

challenging sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Every time I read this book, it emotionally destroys me. It is similar to an out-of-body experience. You will cry if you read this, even if you usually don't. It is a deep and sickeningly realistic depiction of what it is like to experience trauma and its effects on the community, including the beginnings of collective community trauma. There is a main character who is a queer domestic violence survivor, and her story is so thought out, so real it is as though she is guiding you through this book. this read hurt my heart and helped me feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Islamophobia, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

erykah13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this was an amzing book i love it but it killed me a little on the inside like i hope that i won’t have to go through this but we live in the USA and this happens like every other day. this is officially the only book that actually made me sob my eyes out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

brooklynbrewer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Rape

bits_and_pieces_odds_and_ends's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Dementia, Grief, and Lesbophobia

rieley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual assault

elie_rae12's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

imaginethisreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

amesnotamy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape