Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

4 reviews

knitwitalex's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

What a good time this book was! I'm so amazed that it was a debut novel haha some people are just too talented. (And also too cool?? Ms. Simon's career history is so heckin' impressive.) I loved the relationships in this family between these very different and complex women. I also really really enjoyed having a kind of disabled sleuth! I loved Nancy Drew back in the day, but there was the running joke that she was knocked out all over the place and just totally okay an hour later. It's not very human. I can't wait to read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Cancer

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

There's some cops in this book that made me reallllll mad. No police brutality, but you will want to punch one in the face : )

kaylahcc's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

beepbeep101's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail