Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Darker Shade of Magic, by V.E. Schwab

83 reviews

lainiereads's review

adventurous dark mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

I really enjoyed this! I was constantly being caught off guard with the plot twists, it felt like everything that happened was the worst case scenario. But it was still fun to read! I love Lila so much I want to read the rest of the series just for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death

Minor: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, and Self harm

lim's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture and Murder

Annoying female protagonist, "not like other girls" trope, multiple attempted rapes/SA against female MC to show that she's "strong" and can take care of herself, bad bi rep, hypersexual bi side character.

dlangetreacy's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Self harm

slavicjedi's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence

sphinxofblackquartz's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Self harm

linci's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

everything felt like grey London to me. did not connect to characters, didn't care about anyone dying or not. i feel like this would make a great movie, but it was hard to get into the book and the setting because of the writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

 On m’a dit que c’était pas le meilleur de la série. Et bah j’ai hâte parce que j’ai déjà kiffé celui-ci. 
But ça mérite d’être un peu plus gay 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

sealbrecht's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

i'm not afraid of dying but i'm afraid of dying here

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Blood, Gore, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Kidnapping

emma__t's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

rachelunabridged's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Fire/Fire injury