Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Malice by Heather Walter

63 reviews

ash_cypher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

chloebaboey's review against another edition

dark emotional

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Murder, and War

midnightmoon_dreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

mirandyli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Great sapphic fantasy with an underdog main character. Predictable at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

roses_posy's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Violence, Murder, and War

melist6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Lesbophobia

cnaccarato's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nclausel25's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

sapphicsoilscientist's review against another edition

slow-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

2.75

It was fine. The mc starts out very ‘my life is hard and sad’ and turns into ‘I was bullied so it’s okay for me to be a jerk.’ I wasn’t super impressed with that. We all have hard lives and you made bad choices all along the way, baby. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. There was a jumble of fairytale aspects, some of them executed better than others. 

And listen y’all, Laurel was right. Aroura and Alyce were neither one fit to rule. They’re both idiots.

I didn’t really understand the whole shifter thing? It didn’t contribute a whole lot except making the mc seem like a Mary Sue. It could have just been part of her magic rather than another special trait. But it was nice to have her actually being a villain on purpose at the very, very end. I think a story about the actual powerful being would have been much more interesting. Or about the first queen in this kingdom. The author did pretty well with the actual court politics, so that part was interesting. I think there’s a sequel, but I don’t think I can be bothered with it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and War

silver_violet's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

An interesting and captivating retelling of Sleeping Beauty. If you're a fan of dark fantasy, fairy tales, and a (somehow) relatable antihero, I highly recommend. Very much looking forward to the second and final book in this duology, Misrule. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Murder