Reviews tagging 'Murder'

O Amigo das Sombras by Alex North

45 reviews

coryduude's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Violence against young adults

sofhaz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

Moderate: Violence and Blood

onemorepagecrew's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

I first read Alex North’s earlier book, The Whisper Man, about two years ago.  It legitimately scared me, cost me some sleep, and became a benchmark in thriller for me.  It’s probably the reason it took me so long to read another of his books – I didn’t think it could stand up to the first one I read.  Finally, earlier this month, I borrowed The Shadows on audio book from Libby and ended up finishing it in one day.  

 

The bottom line (for me) – in terms of mystery and twists, it is as good as The Whisper Man.  In terms of tense moments and creepiness, it is less jumpy.  In terms of dark and disturbing, it’s on par. 

 

In The Shadows, the protagonist is Paul who switches between two timelines: his teenage years and his current adult years. The book opens with the murder of children and alludes to the crime being committed by other children, though it takes the duration of the book to fully understand it all.  There’s a current day copycat mystery, a slow to reveal picture of the past murders, and an ambiguous sense of who you can trust throughout.  There’s also a paranormal element that add to the creepiness factor.  

 

Overall, the mystery held throughout.  The ending was satisfying with a bit of a twist, maybe even two twists depending on how well the author distracts you from reality.  If you enjoyed The Whisper Man and were holding off on this one – go ahead and give it a go. 

 

Content warnings: Murder, Death, Violence, Child death, Animal death 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

literaryliaisons's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

staceyisbooked's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Self harm, Violence, Torture, Death, and Murder

kingsteph's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Torture

Minor: Suicide

caseyemorgan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Torture

court_epple's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

addiclaire's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

readhaileyread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Murder, and Suicide