Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Raven Black by Ann Cleeves

11 reviews

medini_l's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

jenny_hedberg's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

your_neighbor57's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

I was absorbed by the story and characters for most of the book. The ending was unsatisfying and seemed underdeveloped. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

julieclair's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

This book was SO good! It kept me guessing right up until the last chapter. Every time I thought I had figured it out, something happened to make me think again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Infidelity, and Murder

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Police brutality, and Toxic friendship

kazofbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

atamano's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming and Police brutality

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Murder

sewcari's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Really engaging mystery with multiple enjoyable narrators, some of whom are delightfully quirky and unreliable

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol