bethanycrowepowell's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Cursing
Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Abandonment, Stalking, and Infidelity
Minor: Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Ableism, Mental illness, Confinement, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
Tana French gets a lot of content warnings for having foul-mouthed and non-PC characters. One major theme is a main character who has become a "knock-out" after dieting and getting a makeover--but the POV character doesn't enter into a fatphobic paradigm with that.tomato_bisque's review
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence
bookswithjk's review
dark
mysterious
slow-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
2.5
A solid mystery that dragged somewhere in the halfway mark - there were moments where I felt like we’d been running around in circles. Conway’s extreme paranoia, however, was a little grating to read through, and it makes me wonder how she managed to stay on the Murder Squad for so long.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder
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