Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

115 reviews

chooper454's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child death, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Suicide, Excrement, Gore, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Vomit

zthebibliophile's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

clg7585's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Rape, and Violence

readingwithjass's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, Death, Kidnapping, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, and Domestic abuse

natbrooke94's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

haleybre's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Vomit, Rape, and Sexual assault

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Rape

christyjoreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Ugh. Some random chick recommended this book and my book group said "sure, why the heck not?" And it sucked.

1. They escape the basement and run right back in.
2. He bolts the door, but wait 'there's a window'....hello? a window the whole time they could escape from?
3. She gets a gun and won't shoot her captor but shoots around him like a dumb-ass.
4. Drama but finally her own kid shoots her father in the head because 'he just won't die'

I hope these books get better for this year, because this one was underwhelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Torture, Rape, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Murder

cassie7e's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

This book was fine. Not boring emough to intentionally put down but I wouldn't bother picking it back up if I'd been interrupted. I predicted some of the twists at the end, except for the one with barely any clues, though I was able to rule out all the red herrings the book tried too hard to convince us were candidates.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy