Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Carmilla and Laura by S.D. Simper

5 reviews

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

“Can I copy your homework?”
“Sure, but don’t make it too obvious.”

Except for the ending (which I did like), this was borderline plagiarism instead of a retelling. Even the writing style, which I had to struggle past, was a poor imitation of the original prose.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

wordwilderness's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Includes mention of forced marriage to rapist (past)

smartie_chan's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, and Murder

herelieshenry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Pregnancy