Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Good Girls by Claire Eliza Bartlett

21 reviews

cecinamo's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I really liked the story idea and the sapphic couple, but overall the book dragged a bit at some points. It was still an enjoyable read and an interesting mystery! 
The book did have a lot of heavy topics though, like rape, assault, murder and homophobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, and Toxic relationship

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

This was an incredible thriller. It was twisty and kept me guessing! I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Rape, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Adult/minor relationship

xlaurareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

a nice enough ya mystery story with a bit of a feminist twist, but to be honest, i was expecting way more of this one. the first 45% of the book were so slow-paced and all the different pov's were so confusing that i sometimes had a hard time not putting the book down and mark it as a dnf. however, it got better around halfway through and more interesting as we finally found out what the whole case was about. still, it was incredibly confusing most times, the ending seemed a bit rushed and i don't think all the characters really got the closure they deserved and there should've been a bit more to it. also, there was some stuff that really had me like "umm..wth? that's not really feminist right here" for a novel that claims to have such a great feminist approach. well, all in all, the story was nice enough but nothing special and if i had known more about the actual story happening than just the praise of the blurb, i wouldn't have picked it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Outing, Biphobia, Death, and Murder

luciiee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Car accident, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

s_lorenz's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Murder, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

aaron444's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

thebookpaiges's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Biphobia

Minor: Body shaming

friendofdorothea's review

adventurous emotional sad fast-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? Yes

4.5

I liked the book but many things were predictable. Also upset that there was the queer cheating trope. I think this is a good book for young people to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Biphobia

julietthague's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pedophilia, and Addiction

jazz_marauder's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Homophobia and Biphobia