Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

94 reviews

heartofoak1's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.5

Dark themes, violence, rape, drugs. Hard to stomach. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Classism

amasica's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I want to rate this so much higher but I got so lost in the last 150-200 pages and could not tell you what happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

ionarachel's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

lisettemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Abortion

faehistory's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.0

A decent enough story and very well written but ultimately not terribly unique story if I'm being honest. Especially disappointing was the character of Neda feels particuarly wasted and her narrative feels like it simply stops abruptly with no resolution or message. It's not a bad story by any means it just didn't feel massively new. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Abortion

arj's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

alleahwebb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual violence and Blood

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Abortion

merri217's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death and Abortion

Minor: Police brutality

gveltaine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, and Murder

kjurewicz's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Did not finish. I gave this book my best effort and got to page 400, but I was just not invested enough in the characters or their story to continue. The book was long and tedious, with a lot of extra details that often weren’t necessary. The only character I somewhat cared about was Ajay, but his portion of the story was entirely overshadowed by the subplot with Prem (which was honestly very hard to read). Maybe if I had more background knowledge of Indian culture, I may have found it more interesting, but in the end I just couldn’t get through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder