Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

5 reviews

leannanecdote's review against another edition

slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nzmerchant's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

What a fantastic read! Absolutely loved how the stories were interlinked and how we got to view the writing world from the perspective of a rather jaded author. The murder mysteries were so cleverly written and I’ve been thinking about this for days even after I’ve finished reading it. Highly highly recommend and was glued to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity

purplepenning's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

epeolatri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Suicide

readerette's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I much preferred the Atticus Pünd story (the "inner" mystery) to the "outer" mystery that wrapped around it about Alan Conway, the author of the Atticus Pünd stories. I didn't much like Susan Ryeland's character voice, and while I didn't guess the whodunnit in either mystery, the behavior of the revealed perpetrator in the "outer" mystery didn't feel in line with their character, which cheapened the whole ending of Susan's story for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, and Grief