Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan

7 reviews

mysterymom46's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Addiction

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Death

Minor: Vomit

Saying “Christ” repeatedly; person “selling” access to a child for abuse; scene with a noose; talk of abortion

ablayo's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Murder

writtenjems's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dervla McTiernan earned my first 4 star rating of 2023 with this well written, intriguing crime thriller. Complex characters, corruption, secrets...this book does touch on many triggering subjects such as sexual assault, child abuse, murder, suicide, pregnancy loss--read with cautions. 

Overall a provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Murder, and Child abuse

leebeeloves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicide, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Abortion

carlytenille's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Murder, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage

narbine's review against another edition

dark 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

2.75

It was a confusing ass plot and so many characters I couldn't differentiate. ACAB. 

Apparently the book is the start of a series and this stood fine on it's own. I won't be reading another.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Pedophilia, Rape, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

placebogirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Drug abuse