Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller

9 reviews

applesodaperson's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I think this book had a bunch of potential, but ended up falling short at the end. I think the ending was pretty predictable. I also wish the more spooky aspects of seeing ghosts and stuff would have been in it more. I like the atmosphere of the ruined old house though. I also think that there wasn’t a clear enough motive for what happens at the end of the book.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Murder and Pregnancy

sariion's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Murder

chs2022's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

melethwi's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Body shaming, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

erisouls's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I was hooked for the first half of the book, and then it felt very predictable after that. Maybe that was on purpose and was part of the overarching metaphor and I just don’t get it. 

Also the main character seemed to me to be on the spectrum. Many of her thought processes were quite similar to my own and others I’ve spoken to who are also autistic. Perhaps unintended representation. Either way loved the main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Suicide, Murder, Grief, Infertility, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Vomit, Blood, and Infidelity

lelly's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Child death, Toxic friendship, and Infidelity

jennikreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Infidelity

morbidplot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit

stiney7887's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Murder