Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

225 reviews

darbter's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

peregrina2023's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Medical content, and Colonisation

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

mamaleib3's review

adventurous informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fascinating historic fiction set in Maine about a midwife entangled in a mystery. Inspired by a true story.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Medical trauma, and Murder

dckate2004's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

nanvdand's review

adventurous emotional informative 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

4.0

I was surprised to learn how many historical facts Ms. Lawhon used for this novel. That's my idea of a true historical fiction. So many "historical fictions" these days may be set in (for example) WWII but other than a brief mention, there is NOTHING factual about the characters and events. Not true with this one. It is based on a real life midwife in the early days of America wrapped around a fictional murder but a real life rape. The only reason we know of these events today is because the midwife, Martha Ballard, kept a daily journal that was passed on through the ages. 
Intriguing story line that kept me engaged throughout. I especially loved Martha's relationship with her husband - it was a nice touch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

kpayne95's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

Couldn’t quite give it 5 stars because it was really slow and hard to get into the beginning for me. 
But once it picked up I couldn’t put it down! Especially once I found out it is based on a real person and her diary! This book has left a lasting impression and a reminder of how far women have come, and how similar our society still is to that of the 1700s. Really cool (and frustrating) to read about the justice system when our country was so young. So thankful her story lives on when it would’ve been erased by history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

cgoddard95's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kaleenakay's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Rape, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Murder, and War

hifrench's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully written. Extremely intense at certain parts. An engaging murder mystery with a strong female main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneylmeyer7's review

dark inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death