Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

6 reviews

carolined314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

unmercifulfish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

Yikes. Eugenides has a hard time in this one.

When I read "romance" in the tags, I was worried that the hijinks and intrigue that I enjoyed so much in the first book would be pushed aside to make room of a love story. Instead, the relationship is woven artfully into the main narrative. The two parties

spent most of the book apart

, and yet the

enemies to lovers

trajectory was credible and quite moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Blood, and Vomit

sassmistress's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

mimeflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

endowchime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Murder

The book starts with one main character amputating the other main character's hand as punishment, and it ends with them getting married

nyssbomb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism