Reviews tagging 'Murder'

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

42 reviews

malisac16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

meant2breading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

House of Roots and Ruins expands the world Craig developed within House of Salt and Sorrows and I enjoyed learning even more about the magic system and its tie to the Gods. While I favor book one, there is a lot to love about this book. The descriptions in this story are so lush and it is EXACTLY the type of dark, gothic, and a little eerie atmosphere I want to be hooked into. I think you’ll enjoy this book if you love Romantasy with some ghosts, dark and twisty vibes, and a murder mystery. I personally liked some aspects of the romance not all (if you know you know) and did not like the ending, so this is where my rating fell slightly, but I did enjoy the different FMC this time. Plus, the world Craig created was very hard to step away from. I’ll plan to read book three if written and more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

hellavaral's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

jlchabotte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

witcheep's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

dcnireads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism

tspice24's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

katikins's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I can’t stop thinking about this book, and have already recommended it to many friends. It’s really dark, and pretty suspenseful/spooky, but with  tender moments. It’s so good. Incredibly engaging. The twists and turns never stopped!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

emilywrayburn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

2.75

I think it's a bit unfair to write a standalone book, and then make the companion story to that one multi-book. Especially when this book didn't need to be anywhere near as long. It was so slow. While the revelations about the Laurent family were nice and gothic horror-y, they were too long coming. I'll admit that while I knew what the cliffhanger was, I still liked the way it was delivered in the text. Having said that, I am not invested enough in the follow-on to be waiting for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy