Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

48 reviews

nscharn's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

4⭐️ Fast-paced psychological thriller with a lot of twists and turns that kept me entertained. Even I was unsure which storyline to believe!! Would recommend! Overall, I had a fun time. 

Joanne and Richard seemed to have it all - newly married with a big house and a precious baby, Evie. Things were perfect until Richard's 20-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, Chloe, comes to live with them. Chloe is sweet and innocent with Richard. BUT behind closed doors with Joanne, she is dangerous - or is she?? We get the singular POV of Jo as she unravels the families past and wraps her head around the truth. The big question is - who can she trust? Come along for the ride to see who is lying and who is telling the truth!! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicide

tarnaflake's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Child death, Death, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Forced institutionalization

monique1316's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Gun violence, and Vomit

baileyraebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

I suspected but I didn’t want to believe it and I screamed at the reveal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide

jcxjab's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the few books I’ve given a 5! After finished this early in the AM, let’s just say I turned my lights on and tipped around my house. I saw a creator RAVING and usually I don’t take suggestions from others. However, I have been wanting to break into thriller/horror and I think this was perfect. 

This is a book that nightmares are made of. It makes you question the truth. Who is lying, who has the best intentions, etc. Joanne was a great protagonist. She was misunderstood and seen as mentally unstable. Which had me questioning…. is she just a paranoid mother? Richard could be seen as the one who was wrong when you find out “the truth”. he’s seen in previous chapters smashing glasses, gripping Joanne too tight, having anger issues. So what Chloe says makes sense! Until you hear from Nan…. Poor Joanne. Richard’s face is blown off and she is stuck with an Evil Step Daughter who now has to perfect her plan… again

 
What an amazing novel. It’s 5/5 for me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Murder, and Mental illness

awaywiththefairies's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Oddly I liked this book. It was pretty entertaining. I read it in one sitting and even stayed up to get to the ends. Larry reads on titkok made me interested and I gotta say she wasn't wrong 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Suicide, and Grief

libraryofcacw's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

well fuck. 
this is why i have trust issues 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, and Death of parent

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Suicide, Murder, Child death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship