Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies by Misha Popp

16 reviews

callidoralblack's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

chocolatechipwaffle's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, and Murder

basicallyki's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Death of parent

allie_ooop's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

sj_54's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

I struggled with the ending of this one. Up to about 70% all was good but then the protag just stopped... doing anything? About her situation? She went from chasing her stalker down at night with a kitchen knife to

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being outed on social media and just doing nothing about it?? Like he threatens her that she's out of time and she just... goes to the competition like it will sort itself out?

. I don't know the lack of agency really took the wind out of my sails on enjoying this one all the way through.
But overall a fun, quirky read that I (mostly) enjoyed! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Murder

lulu_canread's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

Magic Lies and Deadly Pies is a fantastic, cosy mystery about our entrepid magical pie girl, Daisy, who not only runs a pie business, but has a side hustle in murder. The mystery of this story is not how Daisy makes her magic pies infused with emotions, but on who is blackmailing her with information about her customers and the victims they order pie for. 
This is a fun, mostly lighthearted story with a great sense of humour and a strong message about empowering domestic abuse victims and not letting 'victim' define who they are. While some of the dialogue is a little awkward at parts, and the ending was a little predictable. This is still a fun read with a great change of the typical cosy, baking mystery tropes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Murder and Sexual harassment

This book does contain mentions of domestic abuse (central to the plot of the story), along with some misogyny and mentions of addiction/alcoholism.

gkaltam's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Domestic abuse

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Car accident, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

leanne_miron's review against another edition

dark lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Car accident, and Death of parent

bookishjaybird's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent