Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

543 reviews

sophiagwendolyn's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

ocarinaoftom's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

mostafa000's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, War

tdeal1990's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, War

annditj's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Follows the heroic cycle, I bawled during the call to action. The book is only act one of a larger plot, but still fits most of the cycle in pretty neatly. It is well done.

Book is violent and has some rough descriptions, but seriously and purposefully done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

bailee34's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Insanely amazing sci-fi series about toiling to topple a dystopian empire through daring espionage essentially. AMAZING! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence

alexandriajl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence

Minor: Torture, Cannibalism

existenchellecrisis's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder

keen's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent

iordanmoore's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional 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

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A first book of a trilogy that in many ways fits the model of dystopian novels: a competition, social conflict, overcoming hierarchies, etc. But I like the infusion of Roman mythology and the plantary setting. My biggest complaint is that everything seemed a little too tied up at the end after the violence in the story, but that is plot convenience to allow for future books. I look forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Colonisation