Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

11 reviews

dark_matter_07's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Geez this one was crazy, I’m really glad I picked it up. I knew I would like it since it’s the genre I typically read but wow. This author is really good. 

by the end when they were going to get caught I was feeling so tense and stressed

The characters are pretty good and I only had minor issues with them. I particularly liked Frankie. It was fairly predictable but that might just be me being good at figuring out the twists because of how much thriller/mystery media I consume. 
All in all this was a really good book where I only had minor issues with certain things!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

kiannalynn's review

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

spaghettii's review

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

3.75

Listened to the audio book and the narrator was great! I think Frankie's gender exploration was well written, and Maud was lovable but still had realistic flaws. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

supersol375's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Transphobia and Car accident

Minor: Sexism and Alcohol

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Kidnapping and Outing

anniereads221's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

chippyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Dysphoria

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

sshelbyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

melaniereadsbooks's review

adventurous dark tense 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

4.75

Thank you to Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ALC of this book!

Maude has grand plans to fake her death, run away, and live free as a completely different person, out from under her family's thumb. But when Frankie discovers her plot while on "family vacation" in Hawaii, they insist Maude takes them with her. 

This was amazing! Wendy Heard writes thrillers like no other and I was invested from the first page to the last. I love Maude, love Frankie, love the faking their deaths plots and the on the run scenes and everything else that happens that would be spoilery!!!

There are so many twists and turns, especially within Frankie's storyline. And I'm honestly just in love with the whole vibe. I LOVED the ending.

This book will grab you by the shirt and pull you underwater for the whole ride, and you'll be glad it did!

The audiobook narration is excellent, and I highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia

astralbooks's review

dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Homophobia

Minor: Vomit

drug use is involuntary