Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Queen of Myth and Monsters by Scarlett St. Clair

42 reviews

liaantje's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

That moment when you'r  reading a book and realise that the FMC is not your type of woman, for me that was when my favourite (side) character tries to kill the FMC, and you're actually hoping she dies......

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

shark012's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

turtles555's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

The societal flaws the author confronts with clever telling of the lead's experiences is so on point. I did have to put the book down from time to time just to process the cluster-fck of crap-sht history of human power grabs. Because you know, set in a fictional world with all sorts of fascinating creatures, the author didn't miss a beat and the truth of all that she brought to light  required some proper grieving.

The examinations of colonialism,  villianisation of witches, and blatantly tolerated sexism, massively outplays the handful of non-plot beats that felt repetitive. That being said, the repetition may bring a sense of who our lead character is in the deepest corners of her heart. 

Bang on. Very much recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ivylucia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

WTF?! This book is a roller coaster ride and the ending is… ugghh. The spicy scenes are A1 but there’s too much happening for true character development and too much to unpack. Reading the 3rd when it’s out bc I must know what happens next… but also, what the actual 🤬

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kmayn227's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Disappointing. They fight and have sec the whole book. mo relationship development

If anything they seem worse together

The plot barely progresses and is confusing at that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

kbowles24's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and War

julesfrigault's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

baybeegirl's review against another edition

For me, this kind of kept building up to me disliking their relationship more and more until I just checked out.

Listen. If Soren literally tells Isolde that she should run because Adrian is going to go nuclear and she goes "omg no he would never hurt me" after 9 HOURS of them fighting because he kept being inconsiderate and/or hurting her "on accident," I am DNF-ing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Death of parent

Minor: War

sha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

2.5

I can’t believe I’m saying this but just maybe too much sex?? Hahaha but seriously it’s almost every chapter.

These books with their plot twists! 😯

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

hanschub's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy