Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Fortune Favours the Dead by Stephen Spotswood

23 reviews

janin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

the characters were great and will’s narration style was entertaining. loved the wlw as well as the dynamic btwn will and pentecost. a bunch of highlight-worthy lines that weren’t too corny/cringey.
that being said, i never found myself super excited about the story and so maybe the wow factor of the reveal(s)/conclusion was lost bc too much time passed while i was reading and i wasn’t invested.

i don’t think this is a spoiler but hiding it in case anyone reads it like one: the title makes absolutely no sense and it irks me lol

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Suicide

snips17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death

Minor: Biphobia, Sexism, Misogyny, and Medical content

snowkab's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I called the murderer about 20% in and I wavered (like in any good murder mystery) but came out victorious which is my favorite kind of mystery novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit and Terminal illness

nanoauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Homophobia, War, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

auudrey's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse

321zeggy's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Murder, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, Sexual harassment, and Terminal illness

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

An excellent first mystery in the series.  I especially enjoyed the characters and look forward to reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexism, and War

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, Drug use, and Cancer

maybekp's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Death of parent, Murder, and Homophobia

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Cancer, Violence, Suicide, Sexism, Medical content, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Outing

teaskate's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I just love a good mystery book. This book gives it all. The old vintage vibes you just love from the second you start reading. It feels as if you were walking down a street at night with a good friend and he tells you a story, one that every generation gets told at some point. That loveable duo that just works so good together. I always loved Sherlock Holmes and I never thought a duo like Holmes and Watson could be beat but Will and Pentecost work so good together, that Sherlock should be anxious. They are really a great duo. Also the plot twists that are build from the beginning are on point. Some things are maybe predictable to some readers but others wouldn’t see it coming from a mile away. In general can be said that the characters are great, the story is interesting and it’s something special. (I will let you discover this one on your own) I am excited to read some other work by this author. In the end I want to ask every reader to ask themselves. If you finish a book and you’re not crying at least a little bit, was it even good?Because if you’re looking to cry happy and sad tears at the last page. You should give this book a try. 
I recommend :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship