Reviews tagging 'Murder'

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

194 reviews

siewatsup's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Addiction, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Car accident, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

mik_kass's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Alice Feeney sure knows how to write a thriller that keeps you guessing to the very last page. I was hooked on this book and it left me breathless a couple times from the intensity of the suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Dementia, and Fatphobia

tinywitcher's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I found the beginning to be frustrating and slow (honestly, maybe i was confused trying to follow threads?). After around page 130 (almost halfway) I found myself just wanting answers to how this tale would end. I was thankful for the short chapters. I did find the ending to be incredibly well written and satisfying, overall. Lastly, I pulled some decent quotes from this book.
The death in this book is shocking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Child death

matildaloughtman's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The ending was dark and twisty right until the last page. I like that some characters turned out to be more than they first seem. 

But I found that up until about half way through the book I wasn’t gripped. I think “tension” was added at bits it shouldn’t have in the first half; we are just getting to know the characters. But after this point i found myself invested and wondering… who killed them? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Toxic friendship, and Eating disorder

tenshiwing07's review against another edition

Some of the things in this book were sickening. I really wish the book had killed off more characters than it did, honestly (a lot of male characters that were happy to take advantage of young girls, mainly.) A lot of it was disturbing for so, so many reasons, and not in a good way. In a large way, everyone in the book is a villain in some form. You're not sad when any of them die other than the last two. To a point, the real villains are oddly so villainous they aren't even believable. (Like the fur coat thing was Cruella level)

I did guess who the killer was almost the first time meeting them. I kept suspecting it at certain points but the book kept me second guessing myself until the end. Did it surprise me? Yes. Did I think it was believable... ish. Did I like 90% of what happened in the book? No. Did I like the mystery? I'm honestly not sure since I like to be surprised but I'm not sure I liked these surprises. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty and Child death

mj_86's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Dementia, Rape, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Blood

caspore_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Animal death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Murder, Child death, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

laurax06's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, and Drug use

staceeyt's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Child death, Alcohol, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Cancer, and Drug use

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed trying to guess what was going on, and I was shocked by the ending. 
Yes, Feeney's writing in this one is a bit clunky, but I'm used to her writing and honestly didn't even notice until other people pointed it out. The story was easy to follow and I loved the unreliable narration.

I'm getting tired of the "parent with dementia is actually fine but crazy" trope. I wish it was Priya all along, I would not have seen that coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Stalking, and Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty