Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Homecoming by Kate Morton

42 reviews

anne_reader's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kirstym25's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

dkamada's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Wonderful book but the pacing was not the best. The first 30% is really slow and the majority of the plot twists are in the last 5-10%, but really interesting from multiple perspectives revealing the plot and the book within a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

katie_arce's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Murder

prncskaters's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Love everything Kate Morton reads. Saw some of this twist coming but definitely not all of it so she can really keep us on our toes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Murder

caitgiam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Abortion

gracescanlon's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

polyphonicprairies's review against another edition

mysterious relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

cmklaft's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment

stephs_cozycorner's review against another edition

5.0

This extraordinary book, sitting at 560 pages, takes you on a beautifully narrated journey through multiple generations in South Australia.

Kate Morton does such a fantastic job in her descriptions that you feel completely immersed in the story, transported to another time and place. 

The slow burn of this novel pays off and when you think you may have finally figured out this story you are hit with a few more surprises in the end.   

𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 also has a book within a book called 𝙰𝚜 𝙸𝚏 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚆𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙰𝚜𝚕𝚎𝚎𝚙, and while this usually doesn’t work for me as it can become quite confusing, it is done exceptionally well here.   In fact, I feel the book within a book actually enhances the narrative.  

Overall this was an exceptionally written, atmospheric and mesmerizing slow burn historical fiction story that I highly recommend!!

Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada and Tandem Collective Global for a gifted copy of the book. 



⚠️ Trigger warnings:
Murder/Suicide. Death of a child.  Loss.  Grief. Infidelity. Postpartum Depression.  Depression.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, and Murder