Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

20 reviews

isabelmary's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

katch_some's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.25

A wonderful and adventurous story about two different women becoming a wonderful symbol of friendship and womanhood while searching for a golden bug.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder

beccalou's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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 slow start, but a beautiful story of the love between friends. It was adventurous, emotional and inspiring. I had quite low hopes, but got more and more involved as the story went on.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, War, Miscarriage, Infertility, Death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Rape, and Gun violence

kairhone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Stalking, Blood, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death

bibliodiaries's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

aecherry's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Miscarriage, and Suicide

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Murder, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Death, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

mtnest's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Classism, War, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This was an absolutely charming book, captivating and funny, with compelling characters and a very serious undertone to the humor. I enjoyed this book SO much and I’m grateful to a friend for suggesting it. 

At first both women are caricatures, both completely wacky in their own, very different ways. As we learn more of the back story of Margery and Enid, they become sympathetic characters, each having desperation and tragedy in their lives. Their friendship forms gradually as each comes to rely on the other, and they see the real person beneath each other’s shell. 

This novel blends madcap adventure with a love story of friendship, and I loved it. One caveat: I felt the subplot of Mr Mundic was a distraction from the real story of Margery and Enid. He deserves a book all to himself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Miscarriage, Torture, War, Animal death, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Sexism, Classism, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

hrob76's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Animal cruelty

There's some PTSD in this book but, oddly, that's not available as a content warning