Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kuinka murhata mies ja päästä pälkähästä by Katy Brent

107 reviews

hannah_lilli's review against another edition

challenging dark 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lackof_shelf_control's review against another edition

3.0

‼️ᴛᴡ: sᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛ & ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sʟᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇs/ ᴅɪsᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴇʀʀɪʙʟʏ ɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴡᴀʀɴᴇᴅ. ‼️

ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅɪᴄ ᴡᴀʏ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ, ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴡɪʟᴅ ᴠɪɢɪʟᴀɴᴛᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴀs ɢᴏɪɴɢ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛᴀᴘᴇʀs ᴏғғ ᴍɪᴅ-ᴡᴀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ. ɪ ɢᴏᴛ sɪᴄᴋ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏʙᴏᴅʏ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʀɪɢʜᴛ- ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀᴅ ɪ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ғɪɴɪsʜ ɪᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ’ᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴠᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

caitlinvdj's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

isabellaizzyj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

bruhbruh's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, and Classism

jasminareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Murder

periwinkleandpeach's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

rosasparks's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Murder

ooms's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

2.25

First I wouldn’t highly recommend checking the warning for this book before you dive in. 
Although I personally felt this book was aiming at inspiration and funny with its dark humour and plot line. I think the execution missed. It is a tense book with a few plot holes and the amount of humour isn’t enough to balance the uncomfortable reflection of reality this book brings.

I thought due to the name of the book there would be more planning before the murder. I’m all for the premise of a book that puts power back in the hands of women. However I feel the graphic description of what happened to the women in this book was not equal to the death they were dealt. Also any power that it felt women may have was completely stripped away at the end with how James treated Kitty when she wasn’t prepared with any of her tools she was still unable to get away. Also ending with the 2 women killed unfortunately left me with the horrible reminder that this is the world we live in and no ones out there to help us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

milliemarilyn's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

This book is so witty and funny yet dark and thrilling. I loved it, one of my favourite reads of the year so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Eating disorder and Miscarriage