Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Mrs. March by Virginia Feito

35 reviews

madisonbell_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

chloecaroline3's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Rape

jadew2000's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Gore, Death, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

smalika's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

304 delightful pages of a woman’s unraveling. the pace was slow and a sometimes felt deeply confusing, but i think that was intended. i wanted more about the son, Jonathan. sometimes it felt overly confusing and fever-dream like with not enough reality check-ins to have the reader feel cared for. very uncertain of time period? i find myself with so many questions about her mental health, and childhood experiences. it just felt like there were some holes. but the writing style worked for me - haunting and detail rich. can definitely see it working well as a streaming service original series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jen_again's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Mrs March is a really clever, sinister and often disturbing character study which follows the demise and unravelling of our main protagonist. Within the pages of this slow burning literary psychological suspense novel we see Mrs March be slowly consumed by paranoia which bleeds into every moment of her being.

Feito cleverly plays with the unreliable narrator and unlikable character tropes which leads to a crawling, creeping sense of unease all the way through. Full of dramatic moments of puzzlement and deeply unsettling flashes of questioning, it is quite easy to feel Mrs March's paranoia encroaching on your own thoughts.

I switched between the eBook and audiobook and would definitely recommend the eBook over the audiobook. Unfortunately I felt some of the suspense was lost due to a quite monotone narration.

A slow burning, disturbing psychological character study for Shirley Jackson fans which will keep you questioning until the very last line.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Murder

unabridgedchick's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

A mix of Shirley Jackson, Otessa Moshfegh and Patricia Highsmith -- high on ambiance but frustratingly vague on other details. A character study in paranoia? I was so excited for what could have happened but the last 25% just pffft'd flat. Puzzled by the given name reveal and if it's supposed to be significant...

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Murder, and Sexual assault