Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

34 reviews

alllis's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

it was ok - just interesting enough to keep reading - story idea was good but i wasn’t fond of the writing style or the characterization

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

3readingcircus's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Trafficking, and Abandonment

the_book_nook's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Cancer, Trafficking, Medical content, Homophobia, Sexual assault, War, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual content

alastaire's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cancer, Antisemitism, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Police brutality

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

I  thought this was just perfection. I absolutely flew through it, and it was one of those reads where I got mad at other tasks in my life that took me away from it lol. The writing is tight and descriptive, the story flowed forward effortlessly, and I LOVED older women getting to be the heroes. What a treat. I can't wait to read this author again. And that she dedicated it to anyone who identifies as female and feels rage - that got me right in the ol' ticker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Bullying, and Misogyny

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Cancer, and Confinement

indyfoodgal2023's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was fast paced and exciting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Misogyny and Gore

Minor: Cancer

brit7930's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Cancer

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Cursing, Violence, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Grief

thebakerbookworm'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

3.0

This book had such an intriguing premise—female assassins in their sixties who are suddenly being hunted by their own organization? Sign me up! However, the execution here left much to be desired.

First off, we have four main characters but we only spend time in the head of one of them, and I thought this really made it hard to get to know our characters. The other three felt interchangeable to me, and even the narrator didn't do much to make me care for her or believe she cared for anyone else. The present storyline is interspersed with flashback scenes, and I enjoyed the trips to the past, where we see more of the assassins and learn a bit more about their motivations. That being said, their motivations never get much development beyond "troubled childhood and recruited at eighteen." I guess I wanted a deeper introspection into these characters' lives among all the action, and that's not what this book is.

I read this for a buddy chat and during our discussion someone pointed out that this book might make a better movie, and I agree! I think this kind of story would work better on the screen. I lot of it was hard for me to imagine too, and I couldn't figure out if it was a me-problem or the writing style.

Anyways, I'd probably still recommend if you're into the premise, but I would just caution that it might not live up to the idea you have in your head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

bwwilhelm's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

I didn't know I needed a book about retiring lady assassins in their 60s, but here we are. And it was *good*. Funny and cathartic and genuine in that way that only really excellent fiction can be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

It's a book about assassins. There's plenty of violence and death, but none of it really feels gratuitous.