Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

43 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Emotional abuse, Death, Self harm, Blood, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Bullying, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol, Abortion, Car accident, and Classism

Spoiler

A boy is raped orally. It is very disturbing, and the event is brought up a handful of times afterwards.

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

This had all the makings for a really great thriller, but man oh man did the ending fall flat for me. 

I was not impressed with the whodunit reveal. I feel like out of all the options we had, all the paths we were led down, this was by far the most disappointing outcome. **I was hoping for it to be our MC, ngl**. There were too many plot holes, and too many quick attempts to plug half of them with more confusion, and the whole plot could have been flushed out a lot more. 

However - The build up was thrilling, and it was a very fun read that kept me hooked from the beginning. A pretty graphic SA scene that I could have lived without, and the dog dies, but enjoyable none the less. I'd pick up more of Tudors work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Dementia, Alcohol, Child death, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, and Cursing

good_peony's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Sexual harassment

ashhoney's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

the chalk man is one of those books that are great to nake you shocked by how dark they are, but, it's definetely not an actually good book. some points of the story, such as

Spoiler

eddies' rape scene, the final scene in the asylum and all of the gore based scenes

were not really scary, just uncomfotable ro read. the main plot is overall very confusing and not very enjoyable. there are some points that are actually interesting, but most of the books feels like reading a stephen king book with all of the pages scrambled. overall, it's confusing, but, if you like thrillers, you might want to give it a try, it can be enjoyable when you like violent and shocking scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Murder, and Abortion

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Violence

smexy_smerf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

THIS- I CAN'T. I NEED PART TWO  <SPOILER MF> WHAT THIS PSYCHO THIEF DO WITH HER HEAD. HER FUCKING HEAD.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Bullying, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

bexsur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Abortion, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Dementia, Body horror, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

wylovat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Car accident, Murder, Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Animal death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Rape, and Death of parent

meeshell89's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Ahhh this book was great! So creepy and messed up! Loved all the twists and turns and I really liked the alternating chapters from past to present. Definitely gave me Stephen King’s “It” vibes. Love the tag line of the book- “everyone has secrets” .. oh yes, yes they do!!! So glad I picked this book up! Now I feel like re reading it to pick up on all the little clues scattered throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Blood, Animal death, and Dementia

Minor: Car accident

katiej's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

A super twisty turner horror. Easy to read, I was hooked 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

ambersbakesandbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident, Cancer, and Adult/minor relationship