Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

38 reviews

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

The plot was interesting enough, but the ending was lackluster. The big reveal was a little nonsensical. The characters weren’t terribly compelling, and there were some really weird bits when it came to characters of color. For example, although it wasn’t relevant to the story or to establishing his character, there were multiple pages recounting how the only black character in the book had only experienced racism once after moving to Maine. It was just weird. The prose was mostly fine, but there were multiple chapters that felt like filler, as if the publisher said the word count wasn’t long enough and Swanson just needed to pad it out. I probably won’t pick up another book from him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual violence

themoodreader's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

Minor: Car accident, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

jenn_reads's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

It was fine. Just... fine.

I listened to it as an audiobook and it was a little more difficult to follow than I imagine it was in print? It kept re-reading the list of names and starting the chapter numbers over from one, it took me about two thirds of the book to realize it might have names struck through that the narrator wasn't identifying as such. It was also a little hard to keep track of the threads as an audiobook.

The Jay chapters in particular were really jarring to hear aloud like that. I was not prepared. 

I feel like I probably should have just reread And Then There Were None. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Drowning

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Confinement, Child death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Stalking and Homophobia

kayrenee521's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child death

jrpal's review

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child death

shafaerie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence

kenziburke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Stalking

readuntilthelastpage's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexism

midnightrose_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

Another solid thriller from Peter Swanson. I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as The Kind Worth Killing, but would recommend it none the less.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Stalking, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content