Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Hand on the Wall, by Maureen Johnson

48 reviews

whollybewitched's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Addiction, and Alcoholism

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Cursing

glass123banan's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Death

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

Amazing book. Amazing series. Amazing conclusion. The Truly Devious Series is a mystery masterpiece and The Hand on the Wall is an amazing ending to the Ellington case. I can’t wait to read the next two as soon as possible!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Violence, Drug abuse, Gore, Child death, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Racism

rissaandherbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

An amazing ending to an amazing series! If you love murder mysteries, this is a must-read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Grief, Kidnapping, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Gore, and Alcohol

jiao_li's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

After 3 books the mysteries finally solved! Am I satisfied? No, I think it can fit in 1 book. There's so many unnecessary plot:( Still it deserves 3 star cuz I've been rating the first two books 2 star.

One thing I really wanna talk about is how gross and unappealing the main couple was. I mean.. the girl wear used clothes she picked from the floor and the boy wear tattered sweater and busted Rolex.. eww

The plot was okay. Not really intriguing and enjoyable. But I'm glad that Stevie's friends didn't betray her.

Does this series worth your time? No, you should just read the first 2 books recap and skip to this book instead.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Murder, and Suicide

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

Questions finally get answered in The Hand on the Wall. Who is 'Truly Devious'? Who killed two of the academy students? What happened to Alice Ellingham? And the latest question, who killed yet another connection to the school and the Ellingham case? With all of the recent tragedies, the school risks being closed for good.

Stevie isn't the only one desperate for answers, and though she does have the biggest piece of the puzzle figured out, she still doesn't know why two of her friends have been killed. Meanwhile, David is on a mission to sabotage his father's presidential campaign. This leads to a group of the academy students staying behind at the school despite an evacuation order... because nothing could go wrong trapped in a blizzard in a school that's shaping up to be cursed.

The story winds down in this book and focuses a lot on the historical part of the mystery. It's also slightly more character-driven than the previous two books. I'm curious about what's next given this one doesn't end on a cliffhanger. So far, I've had fun with this series and plan on finishing it in the near future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction

thekiwibibliophile's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the finale to this trilogy! It really bought everything together & I can honestly say I did  not see the killer being the killer. It was actually a surprise to me (I mean that’s not a major accomplishment but usually I have a slight inkling). I like the way it’s told in duel timelines and how Stevie’s brain ends up piecing everything together. Even though the story is the ending to a trilogy, it’s also it’s own story which I really enjoyed. The only downside is that it isn’t as fast paced as the others and we don’t see as much growth. Love the narrator & will definitely be reading more of these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

mcc004's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Death, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Pregnancy and Confinement

yehpotato's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use and Eating disorder