Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Death in the Spires by KJ Charles

18 reviews

xandry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death and Rape

yulia's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A very enjoyable amateur detective story that is not heavy on romance. 
The narration is split between the events that happened around 10 years ago and the present.
The plot twists weren't predictable to me (though I'm not a big reader of the genre) and I was happy with the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Rape, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

dandoruinn's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

KJ Charles has always had elements of murder mystery to her books, so it's not surprising to have her putting it front and center now with the M/M romance secondary. And what a rewarding read. Charles managed to make the characters under suspicion loveable, though I didn't trust one, rightfully so. I appreciate her focus on making her heroes from the lower class. It makes them so much more relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism and Abortion

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

blewballoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

 I knew I was in good hands with KJ Charles. It took me a while to warm up to the cast of characters, but I was pretty invested in the mystery by about 30% of the way in, and by the end the characters had grown on me to the point I was reluctant to part with them. I guessed some revelations and was surprised by others, which makes for a good mystery reading experience in my opinion. I would be happy to see more in this genre by KJ Charles for sure. The audiobook narrator was pretty good, some of the voices were more distinct than others. I listened on 1.4 speed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

rainbowbrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mdcasey's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Abortion, and Murder

ajb24's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

On reread, I still have nothing coherent to say except that I need MOREEEE 
More Jem/Nicky, more of them all becoming friends again, more of their college days, Nicky pov (PLSSS) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Outing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

rosalind25e55's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, and Abortion

madeleinehelena's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A sad yet hopeful story of friendship and betrayal. 

What effects does a murder in the friend group have on those remaining? Will finding and exposing the truth allow the persons involved to find peace? What does justice really mean?

Jem is relatable and I felt constantly worried for his well-being as he kept digging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape and Abortion

firefly's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion