Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Queda da Casa Morta by T. Kingfisher

148 reviews

alychee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

SO GOOD. KIND OF DISGUSTING BUT A HORROR SO GOOD AND MYSTERIOUS AND THE TITLE AND AAAHJSKEKD ALSO EASTON IS THE BEST MC EVER A MIX OF FUN, SMART, DIGNIFIED, CHILL, VAN ARE EVERYTHING
you really should read this book if you want something not that scary but unsettling, a bit disgusting but still fun with great characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, and War

Minor: Suicide

ishymuu's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

 This is overall a solid horror novel! The pacing is steady with an incline to the climax of the story! The elements are genuinely creepy that linger with you are it paints disturbing imagery of each terrifying scene. It feels so much like a classic Victorian gothic horror (probably because it is a reimagining of “The House of Usher”) while also bringing in gender diverse representation. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to other horror lovers, especially if you like works of Edgar Allan Poe and other gothic horror stories! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: War, Transphobia, and Suicide

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Chronic illness, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I love T. Kingfisher's writing. I genuinely think they do some of the best plot and character work I have read. 

I knew what it was almost immediately but that knowledge didn't do anything to make I less creepy. And I can't wait for my next adventure with Easton. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Murder

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicide, Animal death, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Murder and Animal death

Minor: War, Suicide, and Misogyny

throwback682's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a pretty damn brilliant concept and retelling of Poe’s Fall of the House of Usher. 

It sort of provides a logical scientific explanation for the downfall of the Usher siblings and their ancestral home, but while at the same time making it even MORE creepy. 

What the author did to fill out the character of the narrator was really interesting, I liked kan a lot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Body horror, Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Misogyny, War, and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Confinement

There’s hunting as well as other harm done to animals.

tiny_tree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Medical content, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Terminal illness, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Sexism, and Suicide

cranshrooms's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

I DEVOURED this book on a rare day off. Like an animal. And I [censored] loved it. I have loved EAP since I was 8, and this scratched an itch I didn't realize I still had. I loved how the author brought in a discussion of new pronouns, gave them valuable and compelling cultural context, and then also made it relevant to the horror!! Wow. Wow. Loved it. The writing style was very Poe meets Doyle meets 2015 Tumblr user and it was absolutely perfect. The science and horror melded perfectly. I'm going to be a freak about this book for some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Gore, Chronic illness, Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Terminal illness and Suicide

laurenh198's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Murder and Suicide

Minor: Fire/Fire injury