Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Slow Horses by Mick Herron

14 reviews

cherieamour's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Vomit

I included fat phobia in my content warnings as there are quite a few moments where lambs size is described in pretty unflattering ways

eddied's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

5.0

Spy thriller that is, above else, human. With dark wit and plenty of twists well worth your time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this book, having watched this book on TV, and I no longer have access to watch the second series, aka the second book. Whilst I was familiar with the story and they didn't really change much I really enjoyed the spies of Slough House, spies that have royally messed up in one way or another and are sent to do boring jobs that no "real" spy has time for. They are nick named slow horses and are led by the very unpleasant Jackson Lamb. River Cartwright is the newest member of the Slough House team failing his final assessment. It's funny, certainly British humour that appeals to me, unlikeable and many characters that remain unpleasant but grow on you. I am really hopeful I have found a spy thriller series I can get my teeth into, and the second book is already on order from the library. Wonderful stuff

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, and Suicide

lex24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.75

I found it challenging to keep track of all the characters, and the countless twists made the plot feel convoluted and difficult to follow. While the book isn't bad, it just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

slynne12's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this book! It wasn’t what I expected, but it was still really good and kept me engaged. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

koniisland's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

miniingrid's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Excrement, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Suicide

vitsa's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Really enjoyed this. Once it got going, it was fast paced and I enjoyed how the plot developed. It felt like we were getting a mini plot twist every other chapter and that was really fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Murder

grahamiscool's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

A spy caper with suitable action and intrigue. The Apple+ show is faithful to the book, I think, which was a happy surprise. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail