Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

22 reviews

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

itsemmaofc's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing and Forced institutionalization

dianamarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lucyellis'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexual assault

khucc's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Kidnapping and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

morphoblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Enjoyable re-read from my youth. Nothing mind blowing but I liked the mystery and actually like the psychological/supernatural thriller aspects. The romance was pretty bland and the main male lead the worst 2010s cliché (which made him extremely unattractive to me) but I enjoyed it for what it was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

There is a scene in which the character harms herself and its not made clear whether she did it on purpose or not. The main character also suffers from constant PTSD and panic attacks. A lot of talk around death, grief, and mental illness

adriellereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Self harm

sailortrivia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty

alexis_michelle'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I enjoyed this book so much, but the whole “I’m not like other girls” plot line really took me out of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual assault

Minor: Kidnapping