Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

491 reviews

nadia's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

I went into this (audio)book (from Libro.fm's ALC Program) with very low expectations and I guess that helped because I ended up really enjoying it.

I know there are some plot holes, some incredibly unappetising realities to it, some things that were predictable, etc., but I stayed intrigued and guessing (at least some parts) the whole way so that wins a lot of points in my book!

Also, I'm a sucker for a campus setting, especially one incredibly closely related to my own university experience!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

anderson27paige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

This plot, and even the giant twist, pretty much exactly mirrors The Silent Patient, so if you liked that book, you’ll like this one. I do, however, think this book was better in the sense that it more climactic events happen throughout so I was more engaged and

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it loops in characters from The Silent Patient, leading me to believe all of his books will be connecting somehow

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. The ending wasn’t my favorite as I felt like it happened hard and fast and left me with a lot of confusion at first, but this does seem to be this author’s style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

nicoleanthony's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Infertility

Minor: Infidelity and Adult/minor relationship

lelalu's review

adventurous emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, and Violence

trippalli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

2.5

A dark academia murder mystery... Revenge and vendettas, childhood  abuse back stories..Very dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

pil4r's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Las doncellas es un thriller que entretiene.
Mariana es una psicoanalista bastante negadora y lo suficientemente preocupada por su sobrina entrometida para cumplir el arquetipo de protagonista de thriller.
La trama inagura, un poco demasiado cuentagotas, diferentes puntos que despiertan intriga y sostienen el interés por la lectura. Principalmente, mis interrogantes rondaron alrededor del personaje de Edward Fosca: ¿fue él? ¿por qué? ¿cuál es su vínculo con el grupo de las doncellas?
Su resumen invita a la lectura, asomando un universo dark academia-ish y el palpitante ¿quién fue? Sin embargo, a mi entender, los giros en la trama así como su conclusión resultan un poco apresurados, lo que considero diluye la lectura psicoanalítica y profunda que el autor ensaya al igual que varias interesantes líneas del argumento que parecen ser utilizadas como mera carnada para el/la lector/a habitué de suspenso.
En fin, aunque un poco alejada de lo que promete, una divertida novela para llevar a la playa o pispear cuando la rutina es un poco mucho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

laurendart's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

hannah_steven's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

w333d_w0rm's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

1.25

I hate the ending… felt super random and gross. The plot twist .. I didn’t see coming and not in Good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship