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Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

8 reviews

gabi_715's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Stalking, and Murder

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

  When nine people get a list of names in the mail, and one of them ends up dead, they're all at risk. But why are they on the list?
    I saw the twist at the very end of the book coming, but not who the killer was or exactly why he was killing people.
   The killer's life's not fair, woe is me, I'm a rich cis het white guy routine was annoying and I didn't feel bad for him. I mean people die and sometimes it's someone's fault and sometimes it's not, but retribution on the people isn't what we need.

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars
    For this big of an author, I think they should have gotten different narrators for each person, even if it's told in the 3rd person. 

Extra ratings: Fluff  -NA    Heartfelt- 4/5   Helpful -NA    Horror -NA    Inspiration -NA    Love aka Romance- 1/5    Mystery -3/5   Predictability -2.5/5    Spice-0.5/5    Suspense -5/5   Tear- 2/5   Thrill - 4/5     Humor-0/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Dementia, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content

augustinedreams's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

There are so many characters, and it's a typical pick them off one by one scheme. Abd the plot twist was so left field can we even call it a plot twist???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, and Dementia

sigreads_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

typedtruths's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

1.25

1.25 ★

i'm offended on agatha christie's behalf

 ▷ Representation: Arthur (mc) is gay; Sam (mc) is Jamaican; Jessica (mc) is mixed race, Vietnamese & Black (adopted by a white family with limited knowledge of her heritage).

Blog • Trigger Warning Database • StoryGraph 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Grief, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

➸ Trigger warnings for misogyny, racism mentioned, ableism (r slur, on-page), sexual assault mentioned (groping), child abuse and neglect recounted including a mention of child sexual assault, spousal abandonment, abusive relationship (scs), cheating, sex work (on-page), familial estrangement mentioned, alcohol consumption (on-page), alcohol abuse (implied), recreational drug use (on-page), chronic leg injury, grief and loss depiction, death of a girlfriend from oxycontin overdose mentioned, death of a husband and a pet dog in a car accident recounted, death of a sister from drowning recounted, murder by drowning, murder by gun violence, murder by poisoning, stalking, and animal dead body mentioned (seagull).

j_squaredd's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

The plot was interesting enough, but the ending was lackluster. The big reveal was a little nonsensical. The characters weren’t terribly compelling, and there were some really weird bits when it came to characters of color. For example, although it wasn’t relevant to the story or to establishing his character, there were multiple pages recounting how the only black character in the book had only experienced racism once after moving to Maine. It was just weird. The prose was mostly fine, but there were multiple chapters that felt like filler, as if the publisher said the word count wasn’t long enough and Swanson just needed to pad it out. I probably won’t pick up another book from him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

Another solid thriller from Peter Swanson. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as The Kind Worth Killing, but would recommend it none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

kris386's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Car accident