Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

11 reviews

eliotadrift's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content

yourbookishbff's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

KJ Charles set out to write a 1920s Golden Age pulp fiction romantic mystery and she nailed it. I love how theatric and, at times, over-the-top KJC's mysteries feel and how well they play to earlier styles and plot devices. This is a tight first installment, with a single clear arc, a mysterious external conflict and the dawning of romantic interest between our two main characters. It's an emotional journey in very few pages, and I was giddy and confused and angry and then confused again and then eventually content (or as content as you can be when both characters are probably still in some kind of mortal peril). No-one does betrayal like KJ Charles. Looking forward to the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and War

sohma4uesugi's review

adventurous funny hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Damnit, Kim. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

pvbobrien's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

12dejamoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So intensely readable ahh. I am shelving it as a romance but it is more like a mystery with a bit of kissing sometimes. It was really so excellent I didn't want to put it down at any point and I have full intention of reading the next book. It reminds me of the tone of something like Grantchester and that can only be a good thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and Outing

koyotl's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A thoroughly fun romp - I found myself really drawn to Will, the main character, and the many misfortunes that fall upon him. His relationship with Kim is fascinating and I can’t wait to read more about the two of them! The mystery was enjoyable, the witty banter between Will and Kim was delightful, and I don’t know about y’all but I LOVE a capable main lead. Onto the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

the_vegan_bookworm's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.75

There were parts of this book I really liked, and there were many parts that fell flat for me. I didn't like the intense focus on war which felt pro-war in some ways (Will's disapproval was very focused on a lack of support upon returning and not on the tragedy that is war as a whole). It was also tough to understand the lack of emotional reaction to Will just killing people?

This being said, Will and Kim are a fun dynamic together and Phoebe is a gem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

littlewishling's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was awesome! Charles managed to use lying and miscommunication in a way that didn’t make me want to pull my hair out and I absolutely adore Phoebe and Maisie! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

unwise_samwise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, and War

biblioseph's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

OMG, both of these men are horrible. They are both assholes and I loved this.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Infidelity

There are numerous mentions of war as one of the characters is a WWI veteran.