Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

136 reviews

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content

nicosta_music's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I feel like Wilder Girls is being done a disservice by being marketed as Lord of the Flies but with girls. Both books involve one gender of schoolchildren being stuck on an island, but the similarities stop there. And speaking as someone who hated Lord of the Flies: thank god that they do. 

Wilder Girls was a truly exciting read -- the plot kept me hooked the entire way through, and the characters were interesting and engaging. I thought the world-building was interesting and the different twists were essential in continuously raising stakes throughout the book. I think my only complaint is that

the ending does feel a bit underwhelming. It sort of leaves the book open to a sequel, but not enough so that I felt it was a good ending. It reads more like the author just didn't know how to end the book so it was left ambiguous.

But besides that, I still thoroughly enjoyed Wilder Girls, and it definitely defied my expectations in a good way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, and Cursing

Minor: Torture and Vomit

jemjem04's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Medical content

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishkia's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

teawitchontravel's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abandonment

Minor: Outing

rexgertspud's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

queerghstbuster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

mrexroat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

This gets 3.5 because of the pace and the ending. At first the book was kinda slow-paced, but then as the story went on, it got faster. I did really like this book though, even though it got pretty morbid at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic