Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

25 reviews

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

KJ Charles set out to write a 1920s Golden Age pulp fiction romantic mystery and she nailed it. I love how theatric and, at times, over-the-top KJC's mysteries feel and how well they play to earlier styles and plot devices. This is a tight first installment, with a single clear arc, a mysterious external conflict and the dawning of romantic interest between our two main characters. It's an emotional journey in very few pages, and I was giddy and confused and angry and then confused again and then eventually content (or as content as you can be when both characters are probably still in some kind of mortal peril). No-one does betrayal like KJ Charles. Looking forward to the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and War

kaneebli's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

An LGBTQIA+ read involving a book store and a mysterious power struggle over secret information sounded like a perfect pick for me. Unfortunately, I didn't love this. The writing style didn't quite work for me, and I didn't much enjoy the character relationship. The pacing also felt a bit off, and it's obvious the author doesn't know what PTSD is like but wanted to use it as character flavor anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder

ninjamuse's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Minor: War

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Suicide

corruptednatz's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Good book. Kim is a difficult character to read and is unsure of what he should and shouldn’t do. But man did he drag Will through it all. 😂

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

sohma4uesugi's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Damnit, Kim. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

so_many_books's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: War

madscientistcat's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.75

So much adventure, the story was exciting, the characters charming, the writing well paced and enjoyable. Looking forward to the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Murder