Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter

31 reviews

thekissballad's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this. It's technically my first epistolary-type novel, so I was worried I wouldn't be able to get into it. But the transcripts of the episodes are essentially scripts (screenplays) in reverse, and I have experience reading those, so it worked for me.

That being said, the episodic nature and the emails, newspaper recaps, forums, etc in between did throw me off when I was very much into the "espisodes" and trying to follow all the clues.

I did guess the killer correctly, and very early on. It didn't take away anything for me because until the end, it was only ever just my gut instinct. It was interesting to see where all the clues and other intertwining factors took the story, though.

Basically, if you like true crime documentaries / mini-series, you'll enjoy this book. And without the week-long wait between episodes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia, Bullying, and Rape

k_shimer's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, and Car accident

Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Dementia, and Infidelity

thebiblioboo's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Mental illness, Drug use, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Dementia

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I thought this was an unhinged ride and the format of the book was super interesting and engaging!! there's a lot of twists all throughout and just when you think you have it figured out, you don't. however, the ending was lacking for me so I docked a star.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Dementia, Suicide, Racism, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape

monarcadelibros's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

At first, I thought I'd really like this book and fly through it. While the story is fun, the formatting really distracted me and the arguments going in circles really prevented me from finding any motivation to finish. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Violence, Bullying, Drug use, Grief, and Suicide

readwithbp's review

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Dementia, Child abuse, Classism, Grief, and Blood

martinkid45419's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Car accident

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Racism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

ni_nah's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

The book was very well writen and original. In most of the parts the psychology facts alined with real life except for the last part. This trew me off a bit. 

Overal really liked it

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Bullying, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, and Mental illness

brandonssmead's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Car accident, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

priscillarobock's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent