607 reviews for:

Real Murders

Charlaine Harris

3.47 AVERAGE

pam_ritchie's review against another edition

5.0

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This was well written, and you could feel the echoes of Sookie in it, just in the fact it's written in the first person, which I hadn't realised I had missed from Charmaine Harris!

I've read 2 of the crossings books, and enjoyed those, though there was something missing for me, which was the first person narrative! I'm looking forward to reading all of this series!

morgannerose's review against another edition

2.75

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bee_reads_horror's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

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Better than most cozies I’ve tried! I went in having watched all the hallmark movies- and was surprised at how much had been changed- I mean not that hallmark would include some of the darker aspects of this book. 

This one had a big cast of characters and I had trouble keeping up with that(a problem I always have) and there were some issues I had with the MC being kind of judgy/rude about other female characters- as pretty much ALL cozies have. 

Overall, though, this was a decent mystery that was quick and easy to read. 

jbpenn21's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

nnowels's review against another edition

2.0

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I thought I'd read this, because I caught one of the TV movies and thought I should like it, but didn't... so I thought surely the book would be better. In my opinion, it wasn't. I thought it was the actress, but Roe was just as irritating in print. There were elements I enjoyed, but not enough to continue the series.

todd3911's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

helenephoebe's review against another edition

3.0

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Review - I loved Aurora, although didn't like her mother or Robin, though I don't know why. Some of the characters were pretty 2D like Melanie and Bankston, a bit unfair as they were the culprits. The differing police detectives were intriguing as well. Again I think that Charlaine Harris attempts to write a mystery and a romance, and it doesn't work. I do wish the novel had also spent a chapter on what happened after the killers were caught, actually focusing on the people directly affected and the victims.

Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Murder

Characters? - Aurora / Arthur / Lynn / Bankston / Melanie / Philip / Aida / Mamie / Robin

Setting? - Lawrenceton, Georgia (U.S.A.)

Series? - Aurora Teagarden #1

Recommend? - Maybe

Rating - 16/20

taykrichert's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 56%

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Boring. I realized halfway through that I literally couldn't care less who the murderer was.

sheena_reads's review against another edition

5.0

dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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: N/A

hannahdrake42's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse