Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

17 reviews

radtj's review

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.25

The story felt kind of repetitive, but I did enjoy

when the tables were turned and Teo got the shit beat out of him lmao.

Interesting premise, but the ending felt like a cop out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

kodiskye's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

gneumann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

oh this book pissed me OFF!!!!!

it’s so messed up. the author did a fantastic job of making you HATE the goddamn protagonist. the way he wrote him was brilliant but oh my gOD he was infuriating. 

TW FOR … ALMOST EVERYTHING??

that ending fucking SUCKED. ugh. i was really hoping he wouldn’t get away with everything. the last chapter pissed me off so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

erennebe's review

dark 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

selkii_'s review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

wyabook234's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Medical content

ashley__reads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book infuriated me in the best way possible. Following Teo, a young medical student  that is taking care of his paraplegic mother meets a young woman named Clarice at a barbecue. He becomes so obsessed with the that he abducts her and their journey across Brazil begins.

First of all, Teo is an absolute psychopath. Throughout the entirety of this book, my mind was completely wrecked and I just kept thinking, ‘this man is a psychopath who genuinely thinks what he’s doing is out of the goodness of his heart’ think Joe Goldberg amped up to one hundred. The writing was intense, it kept me on the edge of my seat but it irritated me the entire time and there were points I’m surprised I didn’t toss this book against the wall and scream at the top of my lungs, especially due to the last two chapters of the book. A classic abduction thriller turned on its head, and some parts made me cringe out of pure disgust, but I absolutely loved every second of this incredibly wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

enoki's review

jesus fucking christ. i genuinely hate this book. i definitely see where the author was trying to go with this but it’s just horrible to read. i actually liked YOU and it is just a way worse version of it. and i’m a fan of dark gross books (Sharp Objects is one of my favorites) but the book moves so quickly as if they’re just bullet points. i stopped at the point where he

made it so Clarice could no longer walk

the whole book is just filled with Teo’s delusions and it’s honestly disgusting and insane which is the point… but it was just not a fun or a good read. i was really trying to hold out for a beautiful line or something meaningful but it just got progressively worse and i honestly would not recommend this to anyone. it is a rly easy book to read though and in the beginning you do get kind of swept up in it but the first chunk of the book is way better than the rest of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Rape

ninafrancis's review

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, and Car accident

ccpetrikas's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Rape