Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

133 reviews

carri0188's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Addiction

reading_kim_'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Murder

chip4201's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

wendyk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wretched has a Wizard of Oz spin and I enjoyed Evelina as the villain. She's been running her father's drug empire, but been given little credit for it. A one-night encounter with a very sexy man who then shows up as her father's right-hand man, leaves her with a lot of questions. 
There's no love lost between the Westerly family, but they'll stop at nothing to have each other's backs. At least that's what Eveline thought. Until it was her back on the line. 
Definitely enjoyed the characters in this one, the tension between Evelina and Daddy's new pet boy, and all the twists and turns.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Murder

arielthereader's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

jessanicolesingh's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

 Third in the Never After series, Wretched is a loose reimagination of The Wizard of Oz, featuring Evelina, the “wicked witch” coded daughter of an Irish mobster, and Nick, an undercover DEA agent who scoffs in the face of love (one might say he is heartless). The story is set in modern day Chicago, centering on Evie's family's growing drug empire, and the formerly mentioned DEA agent on the hunt for their supplier. This book held a great pace, had great characters with a lot of depth, and wove through a very entertaining plot with a final twist that actually caught me off guard 👏👏👏 As always with this series, I love looking for all of the tie-ins to the original story and figuring out the who’s who as far as reworked characters goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Misogyny

Minor: Abandonment

creepynativekid's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tesscurran's review

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

storytime2390's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

elledanie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail