Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

35 reviews

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

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

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

3readingcircus's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Trafficking, and Abandonment

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

the_book_nook's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Death, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abandonment, Vomit, Cancer, Trafficking, Medical content, Homophobia, Sexual assault, War, Stalking, Alcohol, and Sexual content

rachelle_reads's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Who says retirement is boring? Four women who’ve been secret assassins for an extra-governmental organization for decades have been sent on a retirement cruise, just to find that they are now targeted by that same organization. They have to save themselves.

There’s a lot of violence/murder in this book. But you have to love these women. I do hope this becomes a series or movie (and I rarely say that!)

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Content Warnings

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

alastaire's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cancer, Antisemitism, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Police brutality

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I  thought this was just perfection. I absolutely flew through it, and it was one of those reads where I got mad at other tasks in my life that took me away from it lol. The writing is tight and descriptive, the story flowed forward effortlessly, and I LOVED older women getting to be the heroes. What a treat. I can't wait to read this author again. And that she dedicated it to anyone who identifies as female and feels rage - that got me right in the ol' ticker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Bullying, and Misogyny

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Cancer, and Confinement

erinoco's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Fire/Fire injury