Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Awakening by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

98 reviews

anguyen96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

mkzvan02's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very cheesy and could have been written better but the plot is great. Had a lot of potential. Not executed well. I will keep reading the series though, because I’ve heard great things. It’s almost like a mix of vampire diaries and Harry Potter?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lostintomes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is an absolute mess… but in the most entertaining way possible! It’s cheesy, chaotic, and completely addictive.  I tore through it in one day. 

It throws everything at you: fae, vampires, werewolves, unicorns, dragons, shapeshifters, mermaids, a magical school, zodiac signs, elemental magic, tarot cards, murder, royalty, and spice. It’s a wild mix that somehow works, making for a total junk food read, dramatic, over-the-top, and impossible to put down.

And now I need the next book ASAP!

Content Warnings: Bullying, violence, murder, emotional and physical abuse, graphic sexual content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

proudbookreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The brutality felt over the top and unnecessary to me, along with how the teachers leave the girls to flounder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Car accident, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Incest

I don't consider myself someone who needs trigger warnings, but the sheer unnecessary brutality and violence in this really shocked me

elizzabethanne's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

Was this good? No. Am I going to read the next book… *sigh* yes. Anyway, I don’t recommend if you have any experience with sexual harassment/assault or bullying because I feel like it could be very triggering and definitely made me feel super uncomfortable at times. On the other hand, if you want a silly goofy time romantasy that’s addictive and can look past the walking red flags all the men display in this book…yeah this is the one for you. I have definitely found my guilty pleasure series of the year 🤦🏻‍♀️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Racism, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Wow did the characters in this book make me angry, but it was so good. I honestly wish I'd read it sooner ins ead of hesitating so long on it. That ending has me wanting to go straight into the second book and if I didn't have ARCs to read right now I would. I can't wait to see what happens next. I absolutely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

mandisnyman's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I’m not usually a fan of teenage characters, but since Tory and Darcy are 18, I can roll with it. That said, Zodiac Academy is brutal, and the

twins are seriously out of their depth despite their power.

The Heirs (Darius, Caleb, Max, and Seth) are as gorgeous as they are cruel, making them compelling but infuriating. Then there’s Orion—the hot professor who is quickly climbing my list of men to root for. The story is a definite slow burn, with some typical teenage thinking from the characters. I prefer Tory over Darcy—she feels more badass. The dual POV works well, and I love the banter, wit, and variety of shifters

beyond the usual vampires, werewolves, and dragons.

The cliffhanger ending has me hooked, and I’m intrigued to see how the romance plays out since this isn’t a reverse harem. So far, this feels like a wild, addictive ride, and I’m hoping for more adventure, spice, and banter in the next books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

amyg_42's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism