Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Whiskey & Sin by Emily Rath

12 reviews

caitsbookcase's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Trafficking

reminiscences's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

piperclover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

I am absolutely shocked that I enjoyed this. I have hated every alpha omega book I have ever read, even though I love it in fan fiction, so I was certain I was going to dnf this one too but I was hooked pretty quickly. 

I did almost DNF early on because it was really graphic from the start and I was afraid it would get worse because I'm very squeamish and easily frightened. And there were definitely parts that I skipped over or didn't listen to because they were a bit too graphic for me.  That being said though the rest of the story and the rest of the characterization kept me going so it never got too bad that I needed to quit. 

 There were definitely things that made me cringe like the constant use of "alphahole" instead of "asshole". It feels so Sarah J Maas (derogatory). There's a sex scene that is in possibly the most absolutely absurd and stupid times for a sex scene to be happening. The scene itself should have been hot and I should have enjoyed it,  but I was so jarred by the timing of it and the context of it that I skipped through the entire thing because I could not believe it was happening. 

This is high energy, high emotion, and high tension for the entire book. It gave me anxiety 🙃. I out it down for days because it was so high stakes at some points. Silas and Bear make such a wonderful pair, I truly believe they have a happy ever after. 

A note: the narrator for Silas has a speech impediment so he pronounces "th" as an "f" and a "v"  so "bathroom" became "baffroom" and "brother" became "bruver".  If you are someone who cannot handle listening to that repeatedly, you shouldn't even bother trying this audio book. He ACTS incredibly in this book though. He acted out every gasp, wheeze, cry, and even made kissing sounds (like he was kissing his own hand) during one particular sex scene and it worked so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jxzmine's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Everything Emily Rath does is pure gold! I loved Bear & Silas so much. The two of them together was so cute & so pure & so hot! I did the audiobook & loved the narrators Diontae Black & Tor Thom! I also love that all of Ruth's book always has a cute dog who is very important to the story! I especially loved how every piece of this story was wrapped up perfectly at the end. There was a lot going on in this book & Rath didn't miss a beat at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer and Alcohol

wildatheart1339's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

abookwormspov's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

joxeia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

one of the best captivating books ive read. the romance was not only there, i could feel it; it was a wholesome experience bc its not always that something I read gives me butterflies and twinges my heart like these words between Bear and Silas. 

Their dynamic.. 💯 im so serious, if men were like bear… wowowowowow world domination, we would be SALIVATING lmao, and the way he begs??? Bear, you have won my heart ❤️ they way he cares for Silas, the way he protects him, the way he puts his needs before his own… 😳 

this book was perfection, the spicy scenes were giving spice, and, i repeat, the begging?!!! I LOVE WHEN ALPHA MALES BEG? LIKE YES, SAY PLEASE AND BEG ME TO KISS U IDC 😂

i liked that they didnt go the typical “bad guy kidnaps omega and alpha needs to go rescue him” so it was a refresher to see a third act where the villains DONT kidnap, they always seem to kidnap 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nym1013's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking