Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

18 reviews

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Suicide

shyleek's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

This was a mystery unlike any other I've read. Who is Charlie and why is he doing this? Are all of the murders done by Charlie? The twists towards the end will blow your mind. 

Good luck trying to resist the urge to add the 8 murder books mentioned to your TBR list! I failed that challenge. 

Slow burn took a star away but really it was a great story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Murder

ali_sun's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

It was a good book. The beginning was intriguing and had me wanting to continue but it wasn’t a strong compulsion. It wasn’t until at least halfway through that I didn’t want to stop reading and wanted to know what we were going to find out next. And bonus, there are some good recommendations for books throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Murder, Addiction, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

allie_ooop's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide, Alcohol, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

bookwormabby54's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, and Violence

blackrosemoon72's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I was going to give this a three until the last 30 minutes of the book. The reveal wasn't super surprising but I liked the wrapping up of the loose ends at the end of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Car accident, Addiction, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

ekmook's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death, Car accident, Alcohol, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

uchihas's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

i honestly never expect anything from the books i'm reading, but especially when the recommendations come from tiktok. i'd heard people rave about this one and despite not expecting anything i was still disappointed. i kept waiting for something interesting to happen. the protagonist is insufferable. absolutely could not stand him. the ONLY plus sides were that the minor characters weren't too bad, and there was a cat who stays safe and sound throughout the entire novel. 2 stars for the cat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Stalking, Vomit, Car accident, Cursing, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

mothergothel78's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse