Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

10 reviews

hward's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Infidelity, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Car accident, and Death of parent

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Ableism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Outing, and Pregnancy

lzad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, and Ableism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

jodar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Another very well-written and intriguingly complex murder mystery from Horowitz.

There is a novel embedded in the novel, but it is not a story within a story. The solution the MC is trying to unravel is the puzzle within the puzzle of the embedded novel of the dead author whose works the MC was an editor of.

Scandal of sexual predation by the powerful against the susceptible is at the core of the mystery – it seems even with today’s easygoing attitudes to sexual morality there are limits to social acceptability.

 

My one regret is not noting down the characters, as there are quite a few to keep track of. But actually, I largely enjoyed it for the settings and characters – especially the woman MC – rather than in trying to puzzled out who did it. I liked having an MC who was happy in her relationship but also frustrated and struggling to work through her personal issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Infidelity

Minor: Medical trauma and Gore

katie_thompson's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Ableism, Murder, Violence, and Bullying

Minor: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, and Suicide

amandas_bookshelf's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol and Animal cruelty

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Addiction

Minor: Infidelity

atamano's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Infidelity, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

lkbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Blood, Car accident, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

jim_jam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It’s a good book but once again I find the insertion of the second book in the middle very strange. It does make sense with the plot but the break in the main story is disconcerting and does make the story rather long and much harder to keep track of. I did enjoy the book though.

somewhat get the vibe of anti-sex work sentiment and anti-bdsm for the author. The homophobia of the killer does not sit well with me, it feels quite contrived and forced.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Homophobia, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Stalking, Misogyny, Infidelity, Car accident, and Ableism