Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Poison Ivy: Thorns by Kody Keplinger, Sara Kipin

12 reviews

corky12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

dee_farbz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Terminal illness

heyitscait's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Death

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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? Yes

4.0

I appreciate that Ivy gets to kill people in this. I feel like it's an interesting origin for her, and I liked that it kind of leaned into the horror of what she can do. Loved that she's gay. A nice gothic-ish way to end my reading for this year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

agw622's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

It is a really nice take on a poison ivy origin. It is definitely not a light read, and it might be triggering for some. The characters are well developed and the plot does not feel rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

dairyfreemozzarella's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

SO GOOD, SO ICONIC!
Give me more Alice being a mall goth, more of ivys descent into hot lesbian madness… Jesus there better be a sequel in the works or I might start my own villain arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Death of parent, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, and Violence

kayladaila's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, and Sexism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

shaina's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

lolajh's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

PAMELA MY BELOVED MAN-HATING LESBIAN! This was fucking sad oh my god! This girl needs so much fucking therapy? But this depiction of her backstory and past before she becomes Poison Ivy was really beautiful. And her falling in love with a girl, handling manipulation by her dad plus her mommy issues, and murdering boys? Icon tbh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Violence

littlecat's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

The at is okay and very readable.
The story is okay, a bit rushed and over explaining but the heart at the right place. 
I kind of wish it was more gothic horror, that is a cool choice for the character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Confinement, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Bullying, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Sexual harassment