Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson

38 reviews

mohaa'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Car accident, 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: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

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

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

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

bookwormabby54's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Murder, and Alcohol

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

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

Moderate: Suicide

phantompansy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

keijiwolf's review against another edition

mysterious

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

annajoybooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

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

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, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

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