Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris

12 reviews

ehamlett's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death, and Murder

bookishbabe431's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Murder

canascorner's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Toxic relationship

dev921's review

dark tense fast-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: Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Abandonment, Death, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

alicaitho's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.5

Good twist ending with

Ellen turning out to have been Layla the whole time

but it felt like we took a long slow ride to get there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Child abuse

Moderate: Violence and Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Physical abuse

funofme's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

I didn't really care for this but I'm happy I did not DNF this. Its more of a story of watching this man go insane and thats kinda fun. I did guess the twist (and that is rare for me)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

melissareading's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

1.5

I’ve come to the conclusion that B.A Paris’ work is just not for me. 

After reading Behind Closed Doors and feeling like the odd ball out on that one, I decided to give this authors work another go, so I picked up Bring Me Back. And unfortunately, this went even worse. 

Bring Me Back is filled with one dimensional, flat, annoying characters. You root for no one, and roll your eyes at everyone. The main plot point was interesting, but the “twist” was so beyond unrealistic that it took all the enjoyment out of the reading experience. 

I think a big issue of mine with this authors writing is her telling instead of showing for a lot of things and then the repetitive nature of it is well. For a 300 page book we got the explanation in the beginning of the main character believing his missing ex girlfriend is back after 12 years and then we watch them dance around each other for the entire book. It makes what should be a fast paced book feel drawn out and repetitive. 

I really wish I had liked this more but I guess you can’t win them all. 🤷‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Grief, and Violence

jcatnd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence