Reviews tagging 'Death'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

109 reviews

wganas4's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death

perfectcupoftea's review

adventurous funny tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zophiebrown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A fun read, with moments of reflection that sneak up on you. Questions of a life well-lived up, wrapped up in adventurous plot to stay alive—helmed by four flawed but interesting women who test the bonds of friendship and trust.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Death and Misogyny

Minor: Terminal illness, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

maddyv03's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

eleanormf's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Death

shae_purcell's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

nneka23's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun thriller of a ride that explores the meaning of aging while also giving us a glimpse of what it must be like to be a professional assassin. I enjoyed all the little adventures and missions the group went on throughout the book and I thought the flashback chapters were really enlightening for the reader. Overall this was an easy read - so many aspects of it were  attention-grabbing and I had a great time thanks to the clever execution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer

The fight/assassination scenes are pretty detailed, so keep that in mind if you’re squeamish.

amp18's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

I just feel meh about this book. I like the premise. I don't think I like how it's written. I definitely didn't like the third person and then first person pov chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

xvicesx's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

It was alright, and the star characters were unusual, but it wasn't deeply memorable. Yet again, I struggle seeing the point behind the use of flashbacks, but that may all be down to the scarring I got due to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. 

Ultimately, it's a good book to read in the sun, but it won't stay on your mind because there isn't a lot to attach to. Yes, you want the 4 old biddies to succeed, but the closest we come to something to be invested in is the supremely layered love story that never panned out, which is realistic, but sidesteps that entirely necessary emotional investment from the reader. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy