Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles

6 reviews

hex_meghead's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Homophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

yourbookishbff's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

This was sexy, bonkers and darkly funny - I loved it. Alec and Jerry, our two main characters, are well-built foils who fall desperately in love (even if they're too scared to say it out loud for most of the book) while masterminding a jewel heist. The backstory to this is dark, but the plot's pacing and moments of levity keep it from ever feeling like it's too much, and I appreciated the class difference that offsets the traumatic backstory, bringing a necessary discussion of privilege into this family melodrama. I realized in reading this that my taste for love declarations leans more subtle, and I wished for more insight into Jerry's character growth before confession of said growth, but these are small quibbles - I am so excited to continue this series and get more Susan Lazarus!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, Grief, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, and Classism

language_loving_amateur's review

mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Murder, Homophobia, and Infidelity

unwise_samwise's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Chronic illness, Alcohol, and Violence

ticktock's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Violence

rosalind25e55's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Violence