Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan

36 reviews

ruronisai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder and Death of parent

itsheyfay's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I should have DNF’d this, but the final 1/4 of the book hooked me, and the audiobook narration was decent. Otherwise, what a major letdown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

grosslittleanimal's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t the book i signed up to read, yk?

still a fun ride and enjoyable read, i tore through it in 2 sittings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, and Murder

jdawg1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lizakg's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

what did i just read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, and Death of parent

beaniebabybecca's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.25

This book is weird and the Ending was so bizarr. I mean this in a good way. It was like watching a tv show, reading this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

saccharinewoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

god remy was insufferable and it was so incredibly frustrating to see a clearly unhappy relationship on its last leg bound together by a parasocial obsession that governed over so much of their individual/joint lives. it was grueling to see the way alicia was constantly vying for approval to the point of letting herself get walked on 90% of the time and remy continuously undermining her... which kept the toxic cycle spinning 😭 

this honestly would've gotten a higher rating if i didn't know it was gonna be crazy after part 3 and if that was sprung on me instead (sure most of the book felt *uncomfortable* but not crazy). that one's on me though lmao! i must say alicia's transition from her pretending to believing she's jen starting with the earrings going into part 3 was so genius. was a great tonal shift, you could tell something was different. made it creepy and even more mysterious.

pretty surreal batshit insane book and i liked the delivery. it never felt like it was trying to be *too* modern despite social media and millenials being a huge part of the premise (+ wasn't cringey. the dialogue was so good). i sped through this pretty fast, was eager to keep reading and i liked the way it ended. i'm kind of deeply amazed by how everything came together and the author's mind for even conceptualizing something like this lol.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

lyshbish's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a book for weird little freaks. I LOVED it. I recommend to anyone who fucked with the movie Sorry To Bother You. So weird, uncomfortable, and funny. I am dying to see this as a movie and/or graphic novel!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Stalking, and Death of parent

revdrbaran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Murder