Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Saturday Night Ghost Club by Craig Davidson

19 reviews

allisonstockslager's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief and Child death

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

isabellew27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

andrewhatesham's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

This wasn't much like what I expected so I was a bit disappointed, and I also felt like the pacing and plot structure could have been better, but other than those things, this book is alright.

Don't go into this thinking it's gonna be scary or very plot driven, it's more of a reflective character driven story.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Child death, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Murder, and Medical trauma

ericaw212's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

It’s not a life changer, but it’s a great quick read with mystery, reflection, and coming of age. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Pregnancy

scorpioness's review

dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Car accident

amber_reads_sometimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This is going on my list of books that I wish I could experience for the first time again. A perfect and at times heartbreaking coming-of-age story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Medical trauma, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Mental illness

ilaxaria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual harassment

hasinashah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

I wish I could rate this book higher. One of my all-time favorite heartwarming, coming-of-age stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Mental illness

caidyn's review

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted fast-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? No

3.25

On one hand, this was very cute and fun. But I felt the added background didn't make sense to me. Like, I appreciated it, but it didn't fit well for me. Still, a cute read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Forced institutionalization

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Details:
Narrated by Corey Brill
Unabridged

July's pick for Horror Summer Camp.

This was a fun read. It reminded me of Goosebumps and Spooksville. It felt super nostalgic of 80's summer camp horror and it channeled that really well.

The uncle was such a loveable odd-ball. I would have loved to have summers like that, as a kid, although I don't deny the local legends would have terrified me at the time.

Being a short book, I didn't notice how long the chapters were, at first, but when I noticed this, I felt like each chapter felt like a shorter story within the book and that amplified the serial tone of Goosebumps it had me thinking of, that I enjoyed. 

The last 5% shook me. It was so sad and I couldn't help casting my mind back to all the adventures that had happened in the book and being in awe at how cleverly crafted the story was.

A much lighter (to begin with at least) pick than June's read for the Horror Summer Camp. A fantastic read with the nostalgia and melancholy of Summer as a kid imbued inside, and more depth to it than you may initally expect.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, and Grief