Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

56 reviews

kristinj1's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was a recommendation from Nick. It was really enjoyable! Definitely a different type of read to read about lady assassins in their 60s. I actually found myself curious about the characters and would probably read a second installment in this series. It almost felt like this should have been the middle book of a trinity, that we could have learned a lot about their training and their background and the Museum from a first book. Not to say that this book was lacking, just that there was a lot of rich material there to provide context and history.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Misogyny

spineofthesaurus's review

adventurous mysterious

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Medical content, Self harm, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Stalking

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Ableism, Antisemitism, Classism, Gaslighting, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking, Confinement, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

A clever and witty tale of retiree assassins who are targeted by their own agency for removal. People generally don’t pay much attention to old women so they can slip past unnoticed - a good skill for a killer. They’re always underestimated by ageist misogynists and that’s definitely to the detriment of the person making the wrong assumption. 

This book is a really violent cozy mystery - not very cozy at all but with cozy main characters, four women who’ve studied and killed together for forty years. We learn about their training and how it molded these women into such dangerous assassins. They’re comfortable together, playing off each other’s talents and covering for each other’s weaknesses. 

It’s very funny - instead of a James Bond sort of suave killer, these women are coping with osteoporosis and bad backs. I love their strength and resilience, but even more I love that they didn’t take any $hit from anyone. Definitely a hit book for older women readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Abandonment, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Gore, and Grief

ameliasgigi68's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Murder, Blood, and Death

alllis's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

it was ok - just interesting enough to keep reading - story idea was good but i wasn’t fond of the writing style or the characterization

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, and Sexual content

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Cancer, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

stephanieshepherd's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

laceym18's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Grief, and Pregnancy

lindsayerin's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Sexism

Minor: Terminal illness and Grief

bessadams's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

mgmotley's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

Golden girls meets James Bond 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Grief