Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin

9 reviews

aseel_reads's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.0

This had potential, but it ended up being so boring and it didn't give us any resolution, since we never find out of the truth 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Murder

chiara_dose's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

muckl3t83's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was so good and had potential! Unfortunately it falls flat. They kinda explain what happens to Allison but then they dont? Like they just kinda fill in the blank with the "most likely scenario"  and left it at that. Also what the hell happened to Clive?! Like Sara gets an epilogue and not Clive?! Disrespectful. Also the whole befriending the dude you think murdered your sister is insane. Like the book could have been so cool but the end is boring and kinda predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ohyeah_karyn's review

mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation

csgetlawdegrees's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

Not typically a fan of literary fiction, but I couldn’t put this book down. It reminded me of White Lotus Season 2 and was (in my opinion) really similar to I Have Some Questions For You. I loved the diversity of characters, and there was so much I loved the characters’ internal struggles of whiteness, class, guilt, obsession, loss, forgiveness, acceptance, and numbness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

readbycarina's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Blood, and Pregnancy

eed8's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Murder, Colonisation, and Classism