Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 6 by James Tynion IV

10 reviews

jexjthomas's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

robinks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

LOVE the queer women representation, but it always feels a bit icky when the creators of the series are all men.

I really like the newer characters and what they add to the story. I’m so glad I have the next volume already because it seems like a bunch of things are about to happen!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal death, Racism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

chelseazhao's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This was my least favorite volume, and I think it is because it definitely felt like a middle book. Considering the arc is only 3 volumes, there was too much extra space here. But I'm still enjoying it, and had to pick up the next volume immediately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

magpienicky's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

hagwife's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

Something is Killing the Children is a 5-Star series all around, even if this volume isn't my favourite (story-wise its excellent, just not as expressive in the paneling since its more conversation than action). 

Volume 6 does not disappoint and I can't wait for Volume 7!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

ellornaslibrary's review

dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, and Pregnancy

swimfast724's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good but not much happened in this issue. Just exactly what I thought would happen next. It went by really quickly and seemed shorter than any of the other ones. 
I definitely liked the previous setting and story arc better than this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

kell_xavi's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Consistently strong writing and interesting story, building steadily with each chapter. 

While Erica has a conviction and compassion from the start that doesn’t allow much room for development issue to issue, Tynion and Dell’edera have brought in other players around her whose anger, innocence, fear, courage, loyalty and love make for a dynamic work. Riqui and Gabi aren’t the kind of people I’d want to watch a movie about, or would be friends with, but they’re who Erica needs right now. This brutal story shows them in a light that few others would, which is one of the fascinations of horror, I think. 

It also creates a separation between horrifying people, and people who fight horror from inside its clutches. Dell’edera shows Erica’s many cuts and scars, her hero’s instinct that may, when the stakes are this high, be foolhardy—but that never fails, and reassures us all. Looking forward to the conclusion of this story, especially considering Cecelia’s conversation with the Dragon…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

acetheticallyy's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder

indeedithappens's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail