Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bunny by Mona Awad

438 reviews

katemate's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.25

Incredible imagery and description! The world is so rich and unique; I kept thinking it should be made into a movie (although that could go really wrong). Loved the references to Wonderland and fairytales and the mystery comes together so well in the end. You may need to bare with some of the more whacky and weird character choices in the beginning but the pay off is worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

katiegraham00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ylimeread's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

metanoialaxy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

i felt like i was in drugs wtf this is amazing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sakurasarah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found this book very tense, disturbing & at times, confusing. I understand where the author was trying to go with it, however I feel that it fell a bit short of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

olijordan's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

3.5

Not my type of stuff but I appreciate it for what it was. It was super twisted and slightly horrific but still managed to connect you to the main character’s loneliness. The desire for connection and also a really good observation (and exaggeration) of studying the arts, stereotypes and cliques. 

I’ll admit I have absolutely no idea what was happening half the time or if certain things were meant to mean something in particular. But the writing was still succinct it was more the symbolism of it that I don’t think I totally understood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

withlivjones's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

The best way I can describe this book is if Heathers and Doki Doki Literature Club had a love child, and you and that love child got high together. Reading it feels like an acid trip in the best way. 

The setting of Warren University is the perfect backdrop for a story like this, and Awad gives an excellent description of a seemingly picturesque facade that is much more sinister after a closer look - a concept that many students at prestigious universities understand all too well! Samantha is not meant to be particularly likeable, and I like that her pretentious, holier-than-thou mindset is called out in a way that also calls out every “I’m not like other girls” main character ever. The ending seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere but there are clever elements of foreshadowing throughout that make sense only when the pieces are put together at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Car accident

nonightlights's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

tindin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Alcohol

samcanuel'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? It's complicated

3.25

I don’t know if I can explain anything about this book. I’m not really sure I understood it. However! It is very well written and I was fascinated by the premise. I would recommend this book for people who are into darker books or books about being a woman in your 20s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment