Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

33 reviews

sam_reads19's review against another edition

2.5

None of the characters really felt like themselves. The mystery itself was okay, and I much preferred reading about that than the mess the was Stevie and co. She should have dumped David books ago.

I don’t usually like cliffhangers, but for me this one is manageable because I don’t care that David is kissing someone else. They should have broken up forever ago, and I’m glad it happened in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

grays_opinion's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Would have preferred more understanding as to why the first murder happened, but otherwise it was a good book with a good mystery. That last chapter was wild though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity

paronomaniac's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Infidelity

rubyl28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I love the Truly Devious series. The books don't always hit the mark, but I don't really mind. Give me teen detectives solving cold cases! Why not! That said, I felt that the murder of the 90s far surpassed the present-day narrative here, and so my one complaint (if big) is that I wanted to spend the whole book in the Nine's company. It may also be my Cambridge/London bias...

A delight to devour all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Medical content, and Alcohol

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• 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

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

lenaricharz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

zimmerlemon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.0

I flew through that! Very fun once you get into it. Super solid murder mystery/spooky fall vibe. I liked the flashes back and forth between current events, past events, witness reports etc., that really added to the vibe. The one thing that really got me

is the stupid David cliffhanger at the end. Idk why this couldn’t be wrapped up and then if there are sequels, deal with that then that. In the space of like 3 pages the book went from a great standalone read to an infuriating cliffhanger situation that really takes away from the conclusion of the mystery imo. So imma try to just erase that bit from my mind lol.

I didn’t know this was from a series so maybe that would change my opinions but I don’t honestly feel very motivated to read the previous books haha

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Blood

callidoralblack's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

mariposa517's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. It was going to be 4.5 stars, and then the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, and Death of parent