Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Hairspray and Switchblades by V. Castro

3 reviews

connie29's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Body horror, and Blood

mfrisk's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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

3.0

I would agree with a lot of my fellow readers. I’m a big fan of V. Castro’s other books but this one fell a bit flat for me. 

I really loved the main character Maya and her sister Magdalena and wished more time was spent with both of them. Didn’t love the romance storyline which felt a bit shoehorned in and unnecessary especially with such a short book. 

I wish we got a bit more background on the powers and background of the creatures and the villain as well. I think because we didn’t the story itself felt a bit oddly placed especially with the villain being revealed very early on in the book but us still not learning that much about them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Murder

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Fun story, bad bitches, hairspray and switchblades save the day. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent