Reviews with content warning for Murder - Come Closer

Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Come Closer by Sara Gran

117 reviews

balesnar's review against another edition

Go to review page

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

3.0

Content Warnings

livlamentloathe's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark

2.5

First, I was put off by the casual homophobia. There were only a few instances (early-on in the first chapter when she comments on her boss, and later when she's making assumptions about the desk-attendant at the spiritual shop), but it felt aggressive for a 2020 novel about a straight woman. It felt very early-2000's and made me uncomfy. This set the tone for me.

Overall, I just thought it was a bit one-note. She was slowly being possessed and so she had no autonomy and so how were we supposed to judge what was and wasn't within her control? It was a case of an unreliable narrator and the conceit of the book made that tricky. I wasn't surprised by anything cause it followed the demon naturally. There wasn't really a climax because of that. No big event that shifted the novel toward the finale. And aside from the demon, the marriage between Ed and Amanda was tenuous at best. I know the demon was riding shotgun for the majority of their fights, and it was hard to tell what truths were hidden between obfuscated lies.

For example, when she said he should get a cell phone for the future when she can't reach him, that was SO reasonable. And he blew up about it before she could blow back. Then when they were on vacation, she woke up feeling bad and when she said as much, he got mad that they 'never did anything fun anymore!' Dude, if your wife is sick, that's a very valid reason to not go out. Maybe that was intentional but I think the dissolution of their marriage was inevitable. The demon just sped the process along.

Content Warnings

juliarenae's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark fast-paced

4.0

not always explicit in the crimes she was forced to commit but always very interesting. definitely didn’t expect it to end the way it did.

Content Warnings

mylazybones's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

solidly spooky and will make me think twice about things i see in the corner of my eye. if you are sensitive to spiritual stuff or easily spooked by the supernatural, skip this. i enjoyed the slow decent and how natural it seemed

Content Warnings

shelfofunread's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Content Warnings

texanriot's review against another edition

Go to review page

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Content Warnings

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

I enjoyed this! I like this story's approach to possession/exorcism. The process feels a lot more "realistic," relatively speaking, than the classic possession story.
I also really dig the theme of a situation worsening from denial and inaction.

Content Warnings