Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

38 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

I was expecting a fast-paced, plot-focused fantasy novel. What I got was a very cozy paranormal romance. This book was filled with so many scenes of dining together, going for long walks,  family bonding, and dark academia (my favourite). I wasn’t a fan of the insta-love & slow burn, which I’m hoping will ramp up more in the next book, which I do plan to read. Overall, a nice read that I’d recommend to anyone who likes cozy fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, Confinement, and Blood

joey_paige's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Death, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Grief, and Misogyny

vilde_a's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

Absolutely devoured this book! It’s  definitely twilight for adults, but infinitely better written. The descriptions are just lovely and so detailed. If you enjoy fantasy, I would definitely recommend this. Even if you’ve seen the tv show, I would read this. 
The Norwegian translation seems good as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

5.0

I unknowingly sat behind this author at a Leigh Bardugo book signing! Thank goodness Leigh posted a pic of them together with a tag so I could discover this book. I love me some witches, demons, and vampires, oh my! My favorite aspect is the scholarly slant. Our main characters are professors and researchers, and Harkness has clearly done a ton of research herself. I loved the depth and complexity this gave to the story! I hesitated when I saw it compared to Outlander(ew), but I see they have a similar episodic story structure. I sometimes struggle when a love connection turns so deep so fast, but who am I to argue with some star-crossed lovers? Definitely recommend you give this a chance if you like magical fantasy and adventure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Death

portraitofabibliophile's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Murder

theimposter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Classism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Torture

caffeinated_gills's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Child death, War, and Violence

Minor: Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

cholliworth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Love, love, love this book. Haven't been so desperate to finish a book in years, and can't wait to read the second in the trilogy. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, and Death of parent

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Torture, Blood, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Confinement

Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, and Pregnancy