Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

52 reviews

kyraelisabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

wolfebh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, and Murder

bookasaurbri's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Sexual assault

nessafurtado's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Esse livro me fez pensar muito porque por mais que eu tenha amado a escrita da autora e me sentido imersa no livro eu geralmente não costumo ler livros com essa temática; então, PRA MIM,  por mais que a história tenha me prendido, o final pareceu se arrastar e não trazer um desfecho satisfatório. Importante iniciar a leitura sabendo que trata de assuntos como abuso sexual e morte.
Ps. TEAM PETER. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal death

jayjm94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s a beautifully written, emotional novel about love, marriage, family, violence and a very old beach home. I read it in about 24 hours, I couldn’t put it down from the first line. With that said the plot is winding, tense, and brutal at times. I never felt like the upsetting scenes were overwrought though. The main character is flawed and makes a series of choices throughout the novel that ultimately come to make perfect sense. The ending is ambiguous, but I enjoyed it and felt it was earned.  To read this book in a beach house or even on a lake would be divine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, Blood, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Moderate: Incest, Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

Minor: Mental illness and Murder

scewart's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I loved the writing style, the twists you discover throughout the book, and the alternating timeline. However, I didn’t enjoy the entirety of the resolution buildup at the end of the book being washed away in the final paragraph. If the book had ended a few pages earlier, it was likely to receive a four star rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death, Incest, Cancer, and Grief

jajajanea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Murder

dreadpiraterudis's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Lots of trigger warnings for this book. Had way more traumatic content than I thought was necessary- not really sure the suffering furthered the plot in a tangible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, and Sexual assault

jordanpennino's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder

anskutiti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Violence and Murder