Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park

15 reviews

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Interesting plot premise but I think it could have been paced and balanced a bit better. The book's first part was intriguing as we learn about the world and the characters. After about halfway, the pacing got messy in that things started to drag on in the middle third of the book and then the ending was so hectic that I lost sight of what I was supposed to be focusing on. Even with a sequel, I still feel the ending could have been fleshed out more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rhyme_not_reason's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

nina_rae_131's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

I read the English version of this book, so some things might have been lost in translation. 

I didn't really like the prose in this book. It felt like I was reading a book, and not like I was in it (if that makes sense). Some of the language just seemed a bit cringy in my opinion, but that could also be attributed to the MC being a teenager. 

I can kind of see where the Hunger Games comparison comes from (poor teen girl gets selected to go to the rich capital), but on an intellectual level, I don't think it fits. I also felt like the villains were weak, and all the characters were underdeveloped. 

I thought that Chobahm's plan was dumb, and I don't think it should have succeeded. The easy victory also felt artificial to me.

The second epilogue felt extremely out of place to me, I wish it had ended with

Haeri's

. 

I did find the concept intriguing though, and I didn't see the plot twist coming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Murder

colorwired's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Stalking, and Pregnancy

citlalialvrod's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

lemonsforyu's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

tashtasher's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

sommermeyer27's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

gaylien420's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Drug use