Reviews tagging 'Murder'

One for My Enemy: A Novel by Olivie Blake

56 reviews

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

pippinthepuffin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

I absolutely adored this book until the end of act 3, then it all went to hell.

I despise when authors bring characters back to life. Especially when it means there are no consequences for ANY actions.</spoilers> I find that sometimes authors (or maybe its the editors) struggle with doing hard things to their characters even when it would make sense. I heard the original Witch Way story is darker so I am hunting that one down. However, even though it is a Romeo and Juliet retelling (which I’m historically not fond of) this was probably the best one that I read. Blake provided reasons as to why the families were feuding (I said there were reasons; not that they were good)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

chasinggrace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

4.75

I cried - a lot. If you’re a sucker for all-consuming declarations of love, this is your book. Knowing that it was a Romeo and Juliet retelling didn’t make it any less hurtful!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

i liked the idea of the book, and i liked some of the characters, it was an interesting take in romeo and juliet. my only issues were:
1. i wasn’t a fan of the narrator of the audiobook and 
2. there wasn’t much plot, it was just a lot of dialog that wasn’t going anywhere
that being said there were some very poetic moments in the author’s writing. overall i liked it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, and Torture

kwthor's review against another edition

challenging sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.25

What a fantastic roller coaster of a book. The plot drove relentlessly forward, the main cast of characters were clearly outlined from the beginning but were filled in as the story progressed, and the foreboding air of tragedy hung above the whole time but didn’t fall predictably. It really did feel like reading a tragic play; the focus was entirely on the characters and their relationships and histories and the worldbuilding really only consisted of “vaguely moody New York City but with some witchcraft”. I didn’t mind the sparse setting details seeing as the plot was so active I never felt bored. The stakes were high and the tensions were higher and I enjoyed watching things fall apart and get rebuilt as everything spiraled into tragedy. 

Read if you like dramatic tragedies with both poetic speeches and also realistic dialogue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

eatallthestars's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.25

I would rate higher but it just didn't have that 'spark' for my personal taste of books. Absolutely fantastic book for anyone a fan of Romeo&Juliet rewrites.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

gabi_715's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Murder

carrie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

3.5

I absolutely loved Sasha scaring the shit out of Roma - I was laughing so hard I couldn't handle it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

e_riahh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting