Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson

21 reviews

breona'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ashley_kait's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, and Murder

bornaraven's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

astigers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

bethanystone13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wasn't sure what was happening at points - was he crazy, was he not? - but I enjoyed it enough. Not my favourite but an interesting plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

emmh98's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence

morgan_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This was hard to enjoy after seeing the movie version. I had a difficult time separating the two, as the movie streamlined the plot much more succinctly. The book felt long and jumpy. 

In terms of the plot, I really did not love that

Alex didn't discover the villain on his own. He was told outright by someone else, which really undermines his heroic character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

sdominique's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

Amazing. Gripping. Read it!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sofiam19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dragged a bit in the beginning but a solid murder mystery/psych thriller that has held up over time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ajmoneyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This is my very first time reading a James Patterson book. To say that I enjoyed learning about Alex Cross and then watching him figure out this mystery was exhilarating. I am definitely going to be reading the rest of the series.  There is a lot of suspense in a lot of turns.  I pride myself in the usually being able to see how a story will end. I definitely could not with this one.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Murder