Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

52 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review

fast-paced

4.0

Thoroughly enjoyed this and liked the ending as well. 
Loved seeing immortal teen girls kicking a little bit of ass and doing a found family. 
Would def read more from this author.
There could be some trigger/content warnings so maybe check those out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Dementia, and Gaslighting

cesto's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

xangemtheelibrarian's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

This book has interested me since it first came out, and I finally got the chance to read it! I adored the idea of a "Teen Vampire Revenge Story" where these girls are planning to kill their toxic ex vampire boyfriend. 

I thought the story was a rarely used idea, one that harkens back to the movie The Lost Boys (1987). Except, instead of fighting to save themselves from being turned, these three girls are fighting to free themselves and save another girl in the process. 

The plot itself is really fun. They have a bit of a heist moment trying to get all the ingredients for their plan. There's a romance element between Holly and Parker, and Elton is SO easy to hate. And the story does not lack those classic teen vampire romance elements. (i.e.: Parker biting her lip so hard it draws blood, Holly smelling that delicious blood and being very unsure if she's about to kiss Parker or kill her. But also, Parker!! ARE YOU OKAY? Cheezus! Chill on the lip biting!) 

This book got surprisingly graphic as far as violence goes. I still shudder thinking about the part where Holly describes in great detail the sounds and feeling of having her ENTIRE ARM ripped from her body. Vampires really like tearing each other apart limb by limb. There is a single sex scene, but it doesn't get any more graphic than "we touched each other everywhere and chased our pleasure" or something to that effect.

Overall, I'm happy I read this! It was an enjoyable, quick read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment

alexandryareads's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

gabsoulutely's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

This book got me out of my reading slump but also is the kind of book I could read in three days because it's an easy read, with similar tropes to fanfics that I would read overnight, I'm glad it ended the way it did. I really enjoyed Rose's character, but everyone else fell pretty flat to me. Great read for when you're trying to turn off your brain and not think too hard. Thank God Parker was 18 because if she was anything younger, I'd be even more uncomfortable with this story. 

Also, special note: Elton is so narcissistic and triggering, so be warned because the power dynamics in this book is mostly in his favor for not other reason than the fact that he's surface level pretty with the mind of a manipulative sociopath.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

mheffner3031's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Toxic relationship and Dementia

arsenelouppain's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

The premise was good, but the execution needed some work. The characters--while likeable--were somewhat one-dimensional (especially the antagonists), and the whole story felt rushed. Some of the plot points were confusing, and I questioned a few of the storytelling decisions.

I had initially planned to give it 2.5 stars, but the scene whre

Holly visited her mother

was really poignant. I also liked the plot line

with Mr. Stokard

and found it very true to life. The message of the book was quite nice, and overall, it isn't a bad read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

rsngphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

zoepagereader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

I didn’t expect this book to be as heavy as it was. I thought it was just going to be a funny vampire story, not one with three immortal girls dealing with centuries of trauma and a toxic ex. Granted, it was still great, it just wasn’t what I expected at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

nella_allen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, Dementia, Death of parent, and Alcohol