Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

17 reviews

redefiningrachel's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Confinement, Lesbophobia, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Dementia, Bullying, Violence, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Classism, and Body shaming

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Vomit

cheaploaf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Book started off a little slow but was worth the wait to get to the many twists to come! Couldn’t put the book down. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a good thriller book. Some parts felt unrealistic but was still an enjoyable read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Car accident, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, and Gaslighting

cassiealexandra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Lee was a New York restauranteur before the pandemic. Fleeing her career failure, some major debt to a dangerous man, and familial strife with her sister, she's now in Seattle, Washington. One night as she sleeps in her car (home) along the beach of an upscale neighborhood where she hopes to go unnoticed, she hears a woman's screams. Lee ends up saving Hazel's life, but Hazel isn't grateful for the rescue. The women start an unlikely friendship where Hazel shares about her abusive marriage and desire for escape.

I really liked this one and felt like every time I had the plot figured out, there was more to the story. I was a definitely uncomfortable with the nature of the abusive marriage, and normally would never pick up a story with BDSM and a total power exchange in it, but none of it was explicit or descriptive. I liked seeing the way each of the main characters developed, and liked the dual point of view. There were a couple of times when Lee came off as naive. It was also interesting to explore the topic of homelessness and privilege through this lens. 

Overall, I'd recommend this one to readers who are okay with some gruesome scenes, enjoy some twists and turns, and like to puzzle out plots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

brebooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

stephs_cozycorner's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

molliezeee's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, Dementia, Sexual content, and Death of parent

jaimiesauer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this.  It could be a little frustrating at times,  and the characters can be infuriating, but it kept me guessing.  I couldn't wait to pick it back up and figure out what would happen. I'm usually an excellent "predictor" but this one had me stymied more than once.  I read this regularly,  so I'm not sure on the audio experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Addiction, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

smittanybrith's review against another edition

dark tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

What a ride! Though the beginning felt like a slow-burn, the story picks up near the end of Part One and will have you flipping the pages so fast to find out what happens next. I couldn't put it down and, when I had to, I couldn't wait to pick it up again. This was my first book by Robyn Harding, but it won't be my last! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

katyannreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide