Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins

55 reviews

alylentz's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

This is my top Rachel Hawkins thus far. Evelyn Hugo for those who want more of a thriller vibe. Delightfully fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

thackerleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

bringmybooks's review against another edition

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

3.25

Bring | ✨Borrow✨ | Bypass

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press, & Macmillan for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.

Notes: My first Rachel Hawkins book, but I know it won't be my last! The pacing could have been a bit tighter at points (lost my interest and had to get it back with a couple of well placed twists!). Speaking of twists, there were a couple in here that I was 100% expecting, but at least one of the larger ones that hit me upside the head so hard when I got there! Made the end of the story so hard to put down! Excited to try The Villa and Reckless Girls soon, I've heard such good things about those.
 

Overall Rating: ★★★ / 3.38 
 
Rating each element of the book out of 5★ 
Characters ★★★ 
Atmosphere ★★★ 
Writing ★★★ 
Plot ★★★ 
Intrigue ★★★★ 
Logic ★★★ 
Enjoyment ★★★ 
Pacing ★★ 
Dialogue ★★★ 

★ did not like / ★★ it was okay / ★★★ liked it / ★★★★ really liked it / ★★★★★ loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Classism, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Blood, and Physical abuse

ieemee's review against another edition

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was so much more intense that I thought.
More True Crime than Agatha Christie Mystery. While the family is wealthy it doesn’t give you the same feeling / expose of privileged children in Pineapple street etc. Story is told from the perspective of the adopted son, who is an outsider to this privilege. Story is also much more psychotic than I thought it was gonna be.

The matriarch is far more toxic than expected. The fact that she hires the  MC’s wife to be his love interest.  But then they both fall in love with each other during the time spent pretending. The dark undertone runs deep in other ways like that the child retrieved from the woods might not be the actual Ruby.

Strong looks at the dark element of manipulation in such a wealthy family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, and Toxic relationship

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident and Addiction

emma_sky's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Bullying, and Gaslighting

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping

jannettlk's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse

katgoetzzz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The Heiress was not my jam. I read it as part of a book club. The story was told from multiple perspectives across time, making it intriguing and inviting you as the reader to solve the mystery. However, the characters were not likeable, some forced into settings out of their control. While I would not have chosen to read this book on my own, it is, overall, a well written story that gave enough of a conclusion to  wrap up the story while still leaving a few unsolved mysteries.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

debhawkins's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.0

I’m a big fan of Rachel Hawkins but this book fell flat for me. I found it predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use