Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

13 reviews

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Confinement, Blood, War, Gun violence, Bullying, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Violence

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and War

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Colonisation

nicoleh3's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

The writing style was obnoxious, but apparently not obnoxious enough for me to quit. The one redeeming factor of the book was the main character’s development arc at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, War, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

3.75

It started out kind of confusing and slow, but about a third of the way through it started picking up and I did enjoy it. It’s not my favorite of Sanderson’s worldbuilding- it was a bit confusing and some parts

like people from Earth having a weird effect on beings from the book’s dimension

didn’t make a ton of sense- but overall it was enjoyable and fun. I always love a character finally standing up for themselves and becoming a new person, and John’s character development was really good. It’s almost 4 stars, but because I still feel confused it’s not quite there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Murder, Colonisation, and Suicide attempt

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

2.75

Excellent writing, really weird plot and I just don't totally get the point of this book. Which is sad because I felt like it should have been good 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Violence

jennaem27's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder and Colonisation

sassmistress's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Five stars, page turner. Anything I say will be a spoiler but I'm a sucker for SFF that can make me laugh. Very original concept with some good old tropes like "wakes up with no memories" and side comment footnotes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt and War

Cursing infrequent, includes such words as "he**" and "hot d***", plus one "arse" and 2 occurrences in another language. Also a few invented curses.

Romantic content:

Past tense girlfriend. Budding relationship with hand holding, horseback riding "pressed together", she-smells-good, and general sappiness.

Spiritual content:

Norse-ish gods are real--some discussed, one acting unseen, and one corporeal. Brownie stories (called "wights" in this book) real and acted out daily. The wights are shadow-like and accept small offerings in exchange for favors.

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

3.5

I am an eternal B Sands stan, but this wasn't really it for me. I liked the format of the special edition I have, and the concept is sound. But some of the themes didn't quite land. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Colonisation

obtoosegoose's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

The amnesia felt like a convenience rather than a driving plot point.  A cute story. Feels more like an amateur fan fic than a fully developed novel. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Gun violence, War, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt