Reviews tagging 'Blood'

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey

27 reviews

things100's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

I really loved this book. I mean it’s Tessa Bailey so I usually adore anything she writes but this might be my favorite of all her books. I loved how it combined my two favorite genres romance and mystery. It was well done and the spice was “chefs kisses 😘”. Great book definitely recommend you read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Murder

xlaurareads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

i don't know how to feel about this book tbh. it wasn't what i expected at all. i was all into the whole murder mystery thing and that's why i chose this book and i must say, i was really disappointed when 90% of the book was just the mmc and fmc flirting around, having (almost) sex and myles having his "i cannot have her, i'm not husband material, no strings attached / i want her so bad, my heart flutters when i see her, i want her to have my kids" inner monolog. i also didn't feel the chemistry between him and taylor in the beginning because it all just happened way too fast and was mostly about the sex and how gorgeous talyor's body is. i started to like the book more about halfway through and the epilogue was cute, too. one thing that particularly annoyed me: myles on the cover does not look like myles as described in the book and i hate that. what's with jude and dante? i would've liked more info on that! anyways, it was an okay read with great spice (very great spice) but definitely not one i'd read again or recommend to my friends with all my enthusiasm because the mystery part just wasn't enough for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder

culzean's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

sami_leigh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

• Dual POV
• Forced proximity
• Sunshine Grump
• Age gap
• Murder mystery
• Insta-love
• “Touch her and I’ll kill you” vibes
• ALL the tension 🔥 
• Personal growth for our MCs 🙌🏻
• Representation of diverse sexualities 
• Well established secondary characters (low key hoping for sequels 🤞🏻)
• BANTER!
• Nickname 🙌🏻
• Epilogue 😍

I snort. “Do I look like the kind of guy who goes on ice cream dates, half pint?”
“No,” she sighs. “I guess you don’t.”
We walk in silence for a few seconds. “What flavour are you getting?”

🌶🌶🌶

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Blood

fr4n_m'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.5

Rating: 2.5/5 stars

Taylor, a second grade teacher on vacation in Cape Cod with her brother, gets more than she bargained for when they find a body in their rental home—and when a grumpy bounty hunter arrives to investigate the murder.

“Admit this is romantic.” “No,” I say, breathily. “It’s not.”

Unpopular opinion alert: this one was NOT IT for me. I know there must be something to love about it because a lot of people I respect a lot really love it…but unfortunately I did not find whatever they found in the pages of this one.

Even though I expected the murder mystery to be relegated to a bit of a side plot, it was ultimately almost entirely irrelevant, to the point that I’m not even sure why it needed to be part of the plot. Still, I would have been okay with that if the romance made up for it, but I found the dynamic between Myles and Taylor to be super creepy and possessive, and I just could not get into their relationship.

Also, I recognize what a weird soapbox this is for me to choose, but because I just can’t get past it: there are no pandas in Connecticut. Entirely possible there are weirdos in panda suits though. (IYKYK)

I’m going to end this here, but if you read and loved this one, know that I cannot relate but I’m genuinely happy for you—please don’t come for me.

CW: Murder/blood; gun violence; some discussions of kidnapping/child abuse; abandonment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, and Kidnapping

maryashlyn's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is *peak* Tessa Bailey in the best way! It's steamy, hilarious, and full of heart - and it has an ideal plot ratio of romance to murder-mystery. If you're a fan of the grumpy-sunshine trope, this is a must-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Blood

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kate_d_best's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Blood

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

2.5

This is not my jam, but people who like this jam are going to find it delectably jammy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse

spicy sexual content:

stealing underwear, dirty talk, consensual dominance, semi-public sex, moderately rough sex, good girl in the streets and not in the sheets