Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

33 reviews

lnt89's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Hated it, and I don't usually use such strong descriptors. I thought it was unnecessarily graphic and gratuitous. Some great, really interesting scenes to do with her job and the intricacies of a breaking down marriage but not good enough to redeem the book for me. Horrible, awful characters and the whole thing was just packed to the brim with tropes. Not my jam at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

emory's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, and Vomit

gxab's review

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship