Reviews tagging 'Death'

My Murder by Katie Williams

45 reviews

ekgraham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy

baileybeloved's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

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

5.0

Made me sick to my stomach but I’m not sure if that was from the dread or the relief. Reading this during the week of Gisele Pelicot’s story getting media attention (& everything else that has happened to women this week - Rebecca Cheptegei, Dr. Moumita Debnath, etc etc) made it especially challenging. 

This is a thriller written by a woman, for women. Katie Williams captures the fear & hyper-vigilance around motherhood, femicide, & misogyny, & the parasocial & invasive nature of true crime coverage & delivers descriptions & one-liners that make me feel seen & scared in the same breath. 

I’m left with questions - not about the book but about myself & the world around me - at the end of My Murder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

traciereads's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Cursing, Grief, and Stalking

adrilynn21's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

cool concept but such a huge let down with the reveal!!! Ugh. I really wish it had a better ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

postpartum depression

mangofraiche's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

A story about murder but becomes something else entirely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

bessadams's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking and Death of parent

knit_the_resistance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Well I definitely did NOT see the ending coming. This book was outside my comfort zone (speculative fiction is not my jam), but I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a really clever exploration of PPMD and the idea of postpartum psychosis. What if a psychotic break could be manifest? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

gardenofeedz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

A refreshing take on the murder mystery, with enough worldbuilding that the twists and turns don't feel out of place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder