Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo

24 reviews

dreadspawn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Incest, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Colonisation

anissa95's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The romance a little bit off but it didn't ruin the main focus of the story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Incest and Medical content

They were necessary for the plot and very mild

kingsteph's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

pianoman543's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Vomit, and Colonisation

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Murder

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A lovely story and murder mystery all wrapped up around a Folklore tale.

I found the characters loveable and was was really routing for some of them throughout the book.

I quite enjoyed jumping back and forward between the main characters perspectives. I did find the timeline a little hard to follow though so gave up on that part and just enjoyed the story.

I felt there were a couple of things never quite fully explained but I think this worked well with the fact this book had a strong link to a Folklore story that in itself has a lot of mystery wrapped around it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

odd_eye's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

l want to rate this higher but it really just falls apart toward the end. Loved the mystery tied into the mythology/folklore. I was so fascinated by the 49 days after death and the weretiger. The idea that there were 5 people connected spiritually through their names started off interesting but ended up being a messy murder mystery and a "romance" between step-siblings. The only reason I didn't abandon the book after chapter 42 is because I really cared about Ren. Disappointed that it the "loose ends" of the story were tied up the way they were.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Murder

katastrophi's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This has me enthusiastic about reading her other works. I was transported immediately into the world she built and absorbed in the tale. I appreciated Ji Lin's intelligence, resourcefulness, loyalty, and ferocity.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Sexism, Slavery, Stalking, and Death of parent

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

Rating this four stars for now, but may come back and tweak that after I figure out what I think of some of the themes and situations in the book. It was definitely an engaging read regardless, though not, in my opinion, quite as entrancing as The Ghost Bride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

marigold_faye's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Death of parent