Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

176 reviews

evrenee's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Child abuse, Suicide, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

nats_world23's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

Decent story, but most of the plot in the beginning was obvious to me so it felt like the first half dragged on. Then when the past finally catches up to the present, the resolution felt rushed and unrealistic to me. I think the story is good and compelling, but I didn’t love how it was organized and delivered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

ashleyhart12's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Grief, Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

foxmulders's review

mysterious 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racism

modelofdisaster's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

restupkin's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

This book really wasn’t for me. I’ll be honest the first part was incredibly enjoyable but then it felt like it deviated a bit from the main plot and focused more on Paris past life. Which is fine but not what I envisioned the book was going to be. I though it would have been more of a mystery, crime thriller. But in reality felt like the opposite. The book itself was fine, it had some really good moments but in general was just lacking any sense of surprise or drive. I felt like giving up multiple times but just pushed through. The "plot twists” were incredibly obvious and boring. I’d already guessed them all by the 3rd part of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

miratio's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racial slurs

mgrs43's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Drug use

lisettemarie's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use and Rape

ramoswills's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Child abuse, and Murder