Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

16 reviews

sassmistress's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Five stars, page turner. Anything I say will be a spoiler but I'm a sucker for SFF that can make me laugh. Very original concept with some good old tropes like "wakes up with no memories" and side comment footnotes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt and War

Cursing infrequent, includes such words as "he**" and "hot d***", plus one "arse" and 2 occurrences in another language. Also a few invented curses.

Romantic content:

Past tense girlfriend. Budding relationship with hand holding, horseback riding "pressed together", she-smells-good, and general sappiness.

Spiritual content:

Norse-ish gods are real--some discussed, one acting unseen, and one corporeal. Brownie stories (called "wights" in this book) real and acted out daily. The wights are shadow-like and accept small offerings in exchange for favors.

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.5

I am an eternal B Sands stan, but this wasn't really it for me. I liked the format of the special edition I have, and the concept is sound. But some of the themes didn't quite land. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Colonisation

obtoosegoose's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

The amnesia felt like a convenience rather than a driving plot point.  A cute story. Feels more like an amateur fan fic than a fully developed novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

iono's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder and Colonisation

steffiraquel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Colonisation

walkie_check's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Slavery, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail