Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

7 reviews

darienjade's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

ssummar's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Excrement, Car accident, and Alcohol

sierralmgray's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault

camerg's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

stickyjuice's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, finished it in one day. I always love murderer POVs in books, and this one was knocked out of the park. I did notice that the author tends to be very objectifying towards women in a way they are not towards men. I don't think describing someone's body is bad in any way, but it really came across like the author thinks the size of all the women's boobs is a detail as important as their personality. But also in general, every female character with a name was described as "the most beautiful woman in the room" or "she looks like a model" and it just got really tiring cause some of us are fucking ugly, Peter, you don't have to remind us. One last thing is that Lily was written a bit like "not like the other girls" unironically, as a way to excuse her behaviour and also men's attraction to her. Just kinda felt icky to read at times. Other than these things, the book was great. The plot twists just kept coming and I actually found myself rooting for Lily, but also for Miranda and I felt their loses like they were my own. I would recommend this to people who enjoy a good murder. I know I do!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexism, and Car accident

motherelectricity's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Blood

Minor: Mental illness