Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

151 reviews

griskusse's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

oliviabriscoe's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

rebeccawalter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Murder

bookmarkedbyal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

TW: rape, murder, sexual assault

Rachel is the host of an incredibly successful true-crime podcast that puts listeners in the jury box. Her upcoming season is surrounding a rape case in a small town involving a star swimmer expected to go to the Olympics. But when Rachel starts getting mysterious letters from Hannah, a woman whose sister died 25 years earlier in that same small town, Rachel begins investigating two cases..because nobody is convinced that Jenny Stills actually drowned, and Rachel is dead set on uncovering her murderer.

This book took me 2 months to read. 😅 Every time I picked it up, I’d read a chapter and not be drawn in and put it back down. I feel like the entire first half was so slow and could’ve been done in a lot less pages. Once i got about half way it picked up and I needed to know how it ended. I will also note this book is very difficult to read. It deals with rape and includes some very graphic scenes. Overall, giving it a 3.5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

bookmaddie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.0

A solid mystery!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

becksreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book was engaging, well-paced, and had a solid mystery. But, as someone working in journalism, there were several things that were very illogical from the journalist lead character, and I don’t think the trial was as realistic as it could have been. It got to the point where it was a disservice to how real trials are, portraying more of a TV version. It missed the mark for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

celizardo7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Murder

daniellamariee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny

becksreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

alicialoebl's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Keeps you building towards the end reveal, I really liked the shifting perspective and original concept 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder