Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

9 reviews

hollewade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Whoa, I liked Magpie Murders but this had me on the edge of my seat. I liked the format of this a lot more than I did Magpie, I felt I had more stakes in the story of Atticus Pünd and I was very shocked at the ending of both stories. I found it very easy to read and I enjoyed it very much. I would very much like Susan to rid herself of Alan Conway and Atticus, I think she's been through enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident and Abortion

_nb123's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A delightfully twisty murder mystery within a murder mystery. Surprisingly fast read

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Sexual harassment

books_and_cream_cheese's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

1.5

Das Konzept des Buchs, eine Kriminalgeschichte in einer Kriminalgeschichte einzubetten und beide zu verknüpfen, finde ich fantastisch - leider lässt die Umsetzung meiner Meinung nach noch etwas Potenzial offen. Die beiden Elemente hätten an der ein oder anderen Stelle besser verknüpft werden können. Die Handlung, die leider einige problematische Entscheidungen und Beschreibungen seitens des Autors enthält (so sind z.B. sämtliche homosexuellen Charaktere als verachtenswert und pervers dargestellt), aber zwischenzeitlich durchaus spannend ist, führt leider zu einem etwas enttäuschenden Ende. 

Für mich persönlich war es auch sehr offensichtlich, dass hier ein männlicher Autor aus Sicht einer Frau erzählt. Die Art und Weise, wie die Protagonistin die Männer und ihre Beziehung zu ihnen beschreibt sowie einige seltsame Formulierungen lassen das sehr offensichtlich werden. 

Alles in allem ein spannendes Konzept, das in der Ausführung jedoch enttäuscht. Daher leider nichts für mich. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Pregnancy

hward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Blood, Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Outing

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty and Alcohol

atamano's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

lkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

jim_jam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

It’s a good book but once again I find the insertion of the second book in the middle very strange. It does make sense with the plot but the break in the main story is disconcerting and does make the story rather long and much harder to keep track of. I did enjoy the book though.

somewhat get the vibe of anti-sex work sentiment and anti-bdsm for the author. The homophobia of the killer does not sit well with me, it feels quite contrived and forced.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Stalking, and Car accident