Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

59 reviews

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.

books4em's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

I will definitely be reading some more of Raybourn's books. Killers of a Certain Age was phenomenal - it took a typical assassin story and gave it humor, addressed ageism (in a specialized field), and had a whole bunch of feminism and rage. I kind of saw the twist at the ending, but loved the turns the book takes to get there. As for criticism, I wish we had some more connections to the four women's pasts and more parts throughout their careers. I'd also love to see some more deeper analysis and connections to their personal stories apart from each other; and how did Billie connect with Minka! I'm also very curious how this book might be continued possibly. I'd love to know why Raybourn chose to focus on Billie as the main character and tell it from her perspective and not one of the other women. I also greatly appreciated how well the book focuses on feminism and how these are clearly independent women who have dealt with a lot of misogyny in their lives/work. The humor is hilarious as well! Oh, and there's minimal queer rep too. Utterly loved it and I wish it was longer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Torture, Cursing, and Grief

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Murder, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Racism, and Pregnancy

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The girl gang of my middle-aged dreams. Five women, trained killers, must put their skills to the test when they become targets for assassination by the agency that employs them. Through flashbacks, readers learn how these women came to be killers and how they were trained. Once on the run, the women must learn to trust each other again after their resources are stolen and their covers burned. While we learn something about each killer, some characters' backgrounds are filled in better than others. Still, an exciting well-paced story about never underestimating or undervaluing older women.

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Content Warnings

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

dilani's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

First book from this author and I enjoyed her writing style. Intrigued by the premise of this book but the execution was alright. Could it have been longer with more background on the characters? Yes, yes it could have. Overall a fine book on some sixty-something assassins.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Grief and War

sleeson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a fantastic audiobook. This was Ocean’s Eleven meets Charlie’s Angels/pensioner remix. Everything was written in such a clever way, that I wasn’t sure what was going to happen. I like when authors keep you guessing. You keep turning the pages over and over with absolute gusto. I own a few books written by this author. I have not gotten to them yet. Can’t wait. Medium amount of profanity. Mild sexual content. Absolutely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcohol, and Cursing

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body shaming, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

Minor: Toxic relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Cancer, Rape, Self harm, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Torture, and War

xeniba's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

A quick, fun read. I enjoyed having older women as the main characters. At times the narrative was hard to follow as were the details of the physical locations, but that didn’t really negatively affect my experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fatphobia

megangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Gun violence

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Blood, and Violence