Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A River Enchanted, by Rebecca Ross

15 reviews

lizcastner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Miscarriage

heatherjchin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and War

Minor: Blood, Self harm, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

katiev9beb5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Racism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage

kmaron's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Kidnapping

chrisljm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, War, Murder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

chloemakesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.75

This was fine. I'm not burning to read the next installment, although the book did end on a cliffhanger of sorts. Probably a good thing because it'll probably be 5 years til the next one publishes.
When I read the description to my husband, he said he tuned out after a single sentence, which cracked me up. A lot of mysterious hinting throughout (sigh), partnerships where one partner can't just say what they want/are thinking (HEAVY sigh), and some basic fantasy conventions. Worldbuilding was minimal and based on Celtic lore. Characterization was a bit ham fisted, but I liked them anyway because that's my thing. Writing was forgettable except for the few places I snorted at cliches. (Do authors know you don't HAVE to write sex scenes?) Just not sure I'll remember this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

hannahbailey's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This is a sweeping yet cosy tale that feels like reading by firelight under a warm blanket on a rainy day. Well-written with atmospheric scenes and a beautiful landscape, this book had a lot of promise. I was drawn in by the fact that it's inspired by Scottish folklore/mythology, however it didn't feel like I was reading something Scottish (although I'm not an expert so take that with a pinch of salt). I did enjoy the writing style and the descriptions of the magical isle so it's not all bad!

Sadly what lacked for me were the one-dimensional characters. Each chapter was very long, and reading the third-person narration of characters trying too hard to be good/perfect with no inner conflict was a slog. As it shifted between the perspectives of four main characters, I think it would have benefitted from first-person narration so we could get a deeper look into the characters' psyches. That said, my favourite character (and probably the most developed) was Sidra, who did have inner turmoil as well as difficult decisions to make. Petition for the sequel to be about her please (it won't be)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Miscarriage

lyss_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent, Body horror, and Abandonment

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Spoiler

marriage of convenience and enemies to friends to lovers tropes ahhhh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Miscarriage, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: War