Reviews tagging 'Murder'

What Lurks Between the Fates by Harper L. Woods

17 reviews

tguccione's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Rape, and Sexual assault

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Classism, Death, and Violence

bookswithcee's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

I liked this book. Not loved it. But it was good. The spice was kicked up a notch which I did enjoy. But there was a LOT of torture and often mentions a character’s past sexual assaults. 

I really feel like this could have been the end of the series but it of course had a spin and a Cliff hanger and didn’t make any progress on Estrella’s lineage or what she is. Still just very vague clues which could be literally anything and after 3 books I feel like we deserved to know by now, and not at the very end. 

The cliff hanger was frustrating because it did NOT have to end that way and the other options were obvious to everyone except Estrella and Caldris apparently. The storyline did finally progress now that they’re in the Fae lands but really not a lot of new information in an entire additional book. 

All in all, will still read the next one because of the questions left unanswered and I love the relationships Estrella has built. 

Also, RIP to the most helpful god she’s met besides her mate. He was a real one. :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Confinement, Death, and Murder

haleyc00k's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Torture, Gore, Sexual content, Body horror, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Classism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

marlimead's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Murder, Gore, Death, Violence, Slavery, Sexual content, Blood, Torture, and Physical abuse

jasmine_jade's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

mmagaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The plot of the third book is definitely rougher to follow (for the characters); they go through so much in this book, and once you're attached to them it's hard to get through the whole thing. However, also impossible not to. The ending has me in such anticipation and anxiety for the fourth book.

TWs & content warnings:

• This book is much darker than the two before it, including much more graphic descriptions of torture, and several mentions (but not descriptions) of rape/sexual assault (not by any main characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Rape