Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bunny by Mona Awad

439 reviews

literary__mary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I thought this book was just okay. I really liked the premise of it and the first few chapters, but then I got a little bored and frustrated with where the narrative went. It gets really fever-dreamy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Suicide

sarahaurora628's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

I think this book had an interesting plot but I absolutely hated the execution. It was so slow paced it was excruciating. The writing is the most pretentious I’ve ever read, I’m sorry but I don’t think it’s necessary to describe every single tiny detail three times with a million different similes, I get it you know a lot of adjectives. The characters were insufferable, all of them except Jonah. This book used so many words to say so little. The “magic system” was never explained. I know a lot of people love this book so maybe my brain just isn’t big enough for it. I did not like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

tapwater's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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? No

4.5

I love this book. I do. the plot is intriguing and interesting, the concept is unique and i wanted to keep reading to make sense of the story. read it in almost one go. HOWEVER. the writing in this book is atrocious: its not bad technically but the character descriptions and endless references to pieces of media that do not enrich the descriptions are funny the first few times and then they simply become annoying. it’s like the author has to prove to you that she knows pop culture and has seen all the cool movies. these references and descriptions can’t even be brushed off as coming from a character that is annoying in that way: they are written into the descriptions. mordor. david bowie. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. we get it! you know what movies are! it’s like an alien was trying to put in a completely normal  amount of human references and failed. ugh. but the book is good! made me emotional towards the end. would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, and Toxic friendship

lcyarnall1's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

standerson's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• 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 cruelty, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ekmook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

literaryanniee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Bunnies… I wanted to love this book 😭 but I just didn’t. I was really enjoying the first half and then it started going downhill for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

nicolebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape

wrackcity's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

Minor: Murder and Alcohol

jackieyvette's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I’ll be honest, I have no idea what I just read but I loved it. It’s dark and strange in a way that I’ve never seen before. You would think horror in a simplistic way, but in reality it’s so twisted in a way that maybe you’re not supposed to understand and that is what makes it enjoyable. I could honestly see it being a limited series on Hulu. 

Crying Score: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship