Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

143 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A thought provoking story that depicts why sexual assault cases next see the light of a court room. The process is time consuming, lawyers can brutal, and it may do more harm than good. 

Megan Goldin is an auto-buy author. The first book I read by her was Stay Awake. She does an amazing job at character building and touching on subjects matters like sexual assaults or mental health conditions. These topics are normalized in Megan’s stories. I found myself both times rooting for the main characters, and the side characters, wishing them all a happy and successful outcome.

I am looking forward to reading the sequel, and I hope our main character Rachel continues to fight the good fight.

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danajoy's review against another edition

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I want to restart this book from the beginning. Not a typical dnf.
I never sat with this book properly to get into it. 

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haleysversion's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

3.0


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heather_harrison's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective 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? No

4.0


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zach_off's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Captivating murder mystery with a chilling subplot that seamlessly connects the dots. 

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cnorris235's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

This book has been on my shelf for 3 years and IDK why I just now picked it up! This is a fast paced, who-done-it that follows 2 different crimes taking place decades apart! Told from MPOV and the Guilty or Not Guilty podcast. The twist that was thrown at the end was like woah did not see that coming. This book had me gripped from the beginning and is a super easy read!

Rachel Krall has a successful true crime podcast and this season she's taking the podcast to court. In Neapolis, NC there's a trial set to start, a rape case. Her plan is to attend court each day, and then follow with a podcast episode "putting listeners in the jury box". Upon arriving in Neapolis she receives a letter from Hannah, a former resident who's since returned, and is looking to solve her sister's murder from decades before. At first she's creeped out by the letters, however she can't help but to follow up on the information Hannah divulges. 

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ashleyaselin's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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jax_b_reading's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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bookedandbusy's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

This was an absolutely incredible thriller! It kept me on the edge of my seat and I could not stop reading. It got to a point where I had to know how it ended.  I really liked the podcast sections and the dual pov. 

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vogt_mel's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0


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