Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky

57 reviews

st6rdust's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Murder

meganmindj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a somewhat enjoyable and fun thriller. It took a little time to get into, but once the plot started, it was a fast read. I liked Rachel, and enjoyed the mystery and suspense. However, there were aspects to the book that weren't that great. Like, I know most the characters are supposed to be insufferable, entitled, rich asshole teenagers, like that was the point, but I still couldn't stand them. Also, the pacing of the story was weird at times, and the conclusion didn't wrap up super well. Still, it was fun, especially with the nods to the horror genre and all the movie references. Someone who has watched more horror than me probably would have appreciated that more than I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

aichaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

readbooksovermygrave's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Grief

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Vomit, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Grief

willow2342's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

meganpkin's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

May be triggering for someone who has been emotionally manipulated and for anyone whos attacked in their home by an intruder because that is described often. 
A good mystery that was hard to figure out, all in all though I'm not sure it was worth how I ended up feeling by the end of it which is a personal reflection only. It was well written, paced well, I read it in 3days wanting to find out the truth and the prologue completely had my attention and drew me in. I liked the amount of trivia about film and such, that was enjoyable. Would be intrigued by a sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

knightkikibeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder