Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

25 reviews

zoeelora's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Violence, Deadnaming, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

analea_lucille's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

As a Quaker and a pacifist, I never thought I could love a book about murder so much…but these assassins crept their way into my heart! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Death, Excrement, Torture, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Addiction, Cursing, Colonisation, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Pregnancy

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

chewbeccadolly's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing

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.

chaotically_katie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Blood, Misogyny, Grief, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Cancer, Death, Sexism, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Sexual assault

There are Nazis mentioned. There’s one

that is killed in the book

but otherwise doesn’t matter too much. Very cool story.

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

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