Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Who is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews

43 reviews

cdingler07's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This was slow for me to get into but the last several chapters made me glad I read the book. I wished it got into it more, but the twist was satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Murder

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Death

theinkwyrm's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I picked this up because I wanted to read another book similar to R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface and while this didn’t quite live up to Kuang’s novel, it was still pretty decent. The major difference is that while Yellowface was more literary fiction with a thriller subplot, Who is Maud Dixon is definitely a thriller with a literary fiction subplot. That being said, I feel like this was a pretty solid thriller with morally grey characters that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

orlagal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Classism, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Murder

Moderate: Drug use

megelizabeth's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

This was, for me, mostly pretty predictable, but I still really enjoyed the ride. There's a great slow-burn build of tension and unease, culminating in an absolutely wild sequence of events, and I felt truly uncomfortable and unsettled throughout. I particularly loved the parts set in Morocco, as there was just such a wonderfully vivid sense of place and that really heightened things for me. The main characters are for the most part thoroughly unlikeable, but are definitely very well-crafted. And, even though I worked out most of what was going to happen, I still really appreciated the commentary on identity, power, and the publishing industry, and overall had an enjoyable reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Racism

rshisler'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Murder

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Drug abuse

elmermel's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Oof this book wasn’t what I expected. I guess I didn’t realize how dark and  thoroughly unlikeable the characters would be. 

It wasn’t clear where things were heading in the middle of the book. I thought the major twists at the end that the other reviewers had promised would make it worth it but the first one wasn’t really that surprising and the second one  made me a little sick to my stomach to learn how ruthless she was.

I gave it 3 stars because it was still an interesting read that held my attention and the writing was solid.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Toxic relationship

hollymileham's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

huh??? this book was so weird and about the most unlikeable people ever. i predicted the first plot twist but after that the book just went insane tbh. not sure how i feel? objectively it was a good thriller it just went on a bit at times. florence is infuriating and a literal child stalker

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Car accident, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking