Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

37 reviews

kateea7536's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

Would give this so far beyond 5 stars if I could. A spell-binding, gripping book that really plays with and comments on murder mysteries as a genre whilst also crafting a thrilling and interesting plot. I have never read anything like it and was enthralled from start to finish. I was disappointed when the extract from the author within the story was over because I was enjoying it so much, but then the rest of the book ramped up in intricacy and excitement and I was completely wrapped up in the new angle of the story. I also wished that the whole of the Atticus Pünd series was real, as I’d love for read more!!! I could write a significant amount on this book and how much I enjoyed it, it really did blow me away and subverted and manipulated many of the tropes from this genre. I love Anthony Horowitz’s writing, and, in my opinion, it just cannot be beaten!! Wow.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Child death, and Suicide

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Xenophobia and Medical content

purplepenning's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Infidelity, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, and Death

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Murder, Classism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexism, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying and Homophobia

book_annelid's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.25

8.75/10 BIG LOVE! So much fun. Not a work of literary art but man what a fun read. Not cliche, not predictable, just good

the inner book was a bit campy but I loved that because A) it’s meant to be a book so it can be like that B) it gave it a unique voice to the top level book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

haileyeden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

I loved the way this was written, a book within a book, two mysteries, and two clever solutions. Always happy to read a murder mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death

Moderate: Dementia, Pedophilia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

epeolatri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Cancer

Minor: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Suicide, Animal death, and Infidelity

bookmarkedbyfi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Cancer