Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori

123 reviews

ebailey1218's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

reisingerovaa's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

nico 🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐🛐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Death, Cursing, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Death of parent

dlrosebyh's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.0

this book hooked me from the sentence to the last one and it was a very interesting read. apart from the wattpad stories i have read before, it’s safe to say that this is my first dark romance read. i usually find the genre disturbing because i don’t really like violence in my contemporary books.

this book was a good read, but there were some plot holes. i didn’t fall in love with nico as much as i expected to. he was still misogynistic somehow and to be honest, he really needs therapy. i also would’ve preferred if he groveled more because i didn’t think he groveled enough. on the other hand, i would’ve wanted to see more of elena’s family and her past— to dig deeper on why her father tried to sell her. i also wish i got to see more of adriana.

overall, it’s a great read, it just has some plot holes. if you want a book that will help you get out of a reading slump, i suggest to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

jhaneveauguste's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

yougotsarahd's review

dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Cursing, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Drug use

lomesia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

khloereads86's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Murder, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

bendersreads's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism

Nico makes an unnecessary rape joke. Oscar also falls into the stereotypical mold of Latino drug dealer with no development, in addition to being ‘the bad guy’ because he was a creep to Elena when 99% of the male cast are creeps in general—and much worse than him. I also did not like the way Lori described Oscar’s Colombian accent. Colombians have four different accents, but, regardless, the paisa accent in particular is actually one of the prettiest accents in Latin America (to me), so for Lori to describe his accent with such negative connotations is weird and unnecessary.

thenerdwithglasses's review

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Blood, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Addiction and Sexual harassment

howellingforbooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual violence