Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

55 reviews

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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 have to admit this book surprised me more than once. I thought it was going in a certain direction that I was sure was going to be banal. Then it pivoted and pivoted again and pivoted again. The only thing banal was the ending, but I didn’t mind that because it felt like it needed to be. After all the trauma and turmoil in her life, Ani deserved banal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Blood, Abortion, Death, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Classism, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, and Self harm

jamieholton's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Death, Eating disorder, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Ableism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

incorvusveritas's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Sexual violence, Rape, Body shaming, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism and Racial slurs

tabsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Homophobia, Vomit, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

lakinlindsey's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Lesbophobia

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Vomit, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Outing, Suicide, Violence, Fatphobia, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, and Self harm

reneeschauer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Bullying, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Blood, Suicide, and Gun violence

si_hoss's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

taylaisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Let me start this out by saying I went into this book completely blind. This is good because I don’t think I would have read it if I had read anything about it. This is bad because this book needs every content warning available.

I picked up this book because it was made into a movie and I LOVE doing back to back book to movie to see how they actually compare.

Going into Luckiest Girl Alive blind was completely wild. Meeting Ani and being so curious about her trauma is an instant hook - seeing someone who seems so put together and continues to talk about how none of who she is is genuine is such a fascinating aspect of experiencing trauma. Honestly I stuck with the book regardless of all of the hard content because I wanted to see her make a decision by herself and for herself.

Of course the entire book is based around Ani’s years in private school and the trauma that was the result. Throughout the time Ani was describing everything that happened to her I wanted to just yell at young Ani (TifAni at this point) and console her when everything went wrong. In that aspect this book stands out from so many thrillers I have read. Even when describing traumatic incidents Ani went through it felt like I was there (in allll of the best and worst ways).

As much as I was sucked in by the writing and the plot it did seem to be a bit like a car crash - so bad that you want to look away but can’t. The events of Luckiest Girl Alive are so challenging to read that it is a book I would have a very hard time recommending to anyone but I just want to find someone who has read it so I can process what happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Eating disorder

texas_reznikoff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Child abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Death, Violence, Bullying, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment