Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Lasher by Anne Rice

5 reviews

amberinpieces's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Vomit

nancycala's review

adventurous dark reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

cjblandford's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is not for the faint of heart. There is so much questionable content here, which is really just a continuation from the first book, but at least we have answers now as to why the incest and the pedophilia was normalized. Anne Rice, you had one messed up mind.  I mean, just look at my content warnings, lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

zeloco's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

What (and imean this respectfully) the fuck did i just read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

Lots of unsavory things. Strongly suggest to avoid if you're not prepared.

aemiliagunning's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Second book in the Mayfair Trilogy. Less captivating than the first book but still interesting. You see Lasher as less of a haunting figure and more of a vulnerable confused child in this one and it makes you feel sorry for him. I was bothered by everyone’s blind acceptance of Mona and Michael. It didn’t seem consistent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder