Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

247 reviews

lothwolfjedi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Un thriller très prenant, avec un ventre mou au milieu qui fait que ce n’est pas un five stars mais c’est efficace, dérangeant, presque obsédant. On a envie de le terminer rapidement. Je suis mitigée sur le dénouement, mais j’y repenserai, c’est sûr. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

ria_mar's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, and Death of parent

katieb1034's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child abuse

heidimc's review

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

wheelzor's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Child death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Gore, Murder, Death, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

levanthium's review

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Suicide, Child death, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Gore, Drug use, and Murder

bmuertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

chelsealeem's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Bullying, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

veryill's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexual violence, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Violence