Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

52 reviews

siriface's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

queersubtext's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i had really high hopes for this book, and for the most part: it fulfilled them.
the entirety of the book kept me really engaged and locked in, aside from a few slow parts.
the aspect of time travel did confuse me a bit, but in an intriguing way that made me more encapsulated.
i would definitely recommend this book for someone wanting to venture out into broader genres, without jumping head in.

my only gripe is how abrupt the ending was. we never got any real answers. did kirby figure out and accept that harper was time traveling? did dan survive? did she get the closure she needed from finding her (would be) killer and killing Him? did she and dan pursue a relationship? how did she move on and heal from the trauma? 
i did appreciate the chapter from bartek and thought it was a really nice addition. a really nice way to finish it off.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Deadnaming and Medical trauma

cmkrasman's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

marae216's review against another edition

Loved the concept, hated the execution. 
Excessive and highly graphic murder details were unnecessary to the plot. 
Relationship between the 40 year old boss and his intern was icky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Medical content, and Murder

amandabethrose's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

This was an intense book. The time jump was an absolutely fascinating twist on a serial killer, and I was kept very intrigued. I do wish that Kirby herself hadn't felt so flat, and that we had been given a little more history with Harper. How did he get to that place where he would accept the House and the key?  Be warned, the murders are very graphic and I did have a very hard time reading the chapter featuring Kirby's murder attempt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Murder

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ferrot_lectorapromedio's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sunnysiding's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A book centered on the victims of serial killings rather than idolizing the killer. Exciting, heart wrenching, achingly human.

Lost a star for the bizarre subplot of Dan being in love with Kirby. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

There is an entire chapter that heavily features animal injury/death:

Kirby's dog is killed, brutally, trying to protect her

. It's pretty expected for a book about serial killing but it is visceral and detailed. There are several other depictions of animal cruelty, injury, and death.

typedtruths's review against another edition

I picked this up on a whim. The writing is awful and I’m already bored. Not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail