Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

165 reviews

dancingbookworm4392's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

This was an okay read. Things were fun and intriguing but not anything I felt gripped to. Overall it was a good read but nothing spectacular 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

akswhy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A good sci-fi novel, but a bit of a drag as a thriller. The last third was weakest. A little misogynistic at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

janieboucher's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

juliamclean's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

johann_vu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I found the book super exciting, and I couldn’t put it down at all. I read through it really quickly and absolutely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

turidt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mollieliv's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

kturner_16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, and Stalking

Minor: Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jillnole's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

manders_panda's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Confinement, Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol