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هشت قتل حرفه ای by Peter Swanson

30 reviews

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

uchihas's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

i honestly never expect anything from the books i'm reading, but especially when the recommendations come from tiktok. i'd heard people rave about this one and despite not expecting anything i was still disappointed. i kept waiting for something interesting to happen. the protagonist is insufferable. absolutely could not stand him. the ONLY plus sides were that the minor characters weren't too bad, and there was a cat who stays safe and sound throughout the entire novel. 2 stars for the cat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, Islamophobia, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

stephaniezd's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Car accident

mothergothel78's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

marise_ve's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

katieav's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book for exactly what it is, a fast paced and interesting concept for a mystery. But, I wish there had been a better track of the murders within the book as I felt throughout that I would forget which ones we had discussed and which ones were remaining.

Also, while I liked the symmetry of the murders, I was a little disappointed with the reveal of the murderer. As I feel the passive voice given to our narrator caused the reveal to be like a shrug when I’d hoped for a bang

Overall it was a good book plot wise, but I think the voice of the narrator created by the author is a bit to blasé for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug use

Minor: Rape

the_endless_void's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Pedophilia, Grief, and Car accident

hilarylouise's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

alicecider's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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: Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

lanidon's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

Much of the book is told through long descriptions by the main character. We'll literally skip past events to instead hear the mc explain what happened. It's poorly written. I don't believe the mystery was satisfying in the slightest. I regret reading this book. The ending is perhaps one of the stupidest I've ever read and I think the author thought he Did Something there. It's not profound it's dumb and pointless, just like the rest of the book. Go read the books mentioned in the eight murders instead and, I don't know, use this to mop up spilled milk?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, and Grief