Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

65 reviews

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

A clever and witty tale of retiree assassins who are targeted by their own agency for removal. People generally don’t pay much attention to old women so they can slip past unnoticed - a good skill for a killer. They’re always underestimated by ageist misogynists and that’s definitely to the detriment of the person making the wrong assumption. 

This book is a really violent cozy mystery - not very cozy at all but with cozy main characters, four women who’ve studied and killed together for forty years. We learn about their training and how it molded these women into such dangerous assassins. They’re comfortable together, playing off each other’s talents and covering for each other’s weaknesses. 

It’s very funny - instead of a James Bond sort of suave killer, these women are coping with osteoporosis and bad backs. I love their strength and resilience, but even more I love that they didn’t take any $hit from anyone. Definitely a hit book for older women readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ameliasgigi68's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alllis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

it was ok - just interesting enough to keep reading - story idea was good but i wasn’t fond of the writing style or the characterization

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

stephanieshepherd's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

laceym18's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lindsayerin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness and Grief

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

mgmotley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.75

Golden girls meets James Bond 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief

the_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War