Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

186 reviews

immorallybookish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mswarbrick's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

A creepy, Gothic, horror story rich with mythology and interwoven with a healthy dose of female rage (and revenge). Definitely not for the faint of heart but oh so deliciously creepy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

bubblybelle's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

parts of this felt a bit lackluster to me, but overall a story. i will always be a sucker for feminine rage. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny and Fire/Fire injury

atomicdesertmouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

styxmermaid's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fantastic read! I love that I started out 2025 with a 5 star read! I am definitely going to be reading more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Violence, and Murder

dahud's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

ellie_dirthag's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

joshiejoshy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

amarakrein's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I really enjoyed reading thos book. I did find the reflection on puritan culture to ne a little confusing at times. I find the main character gets away with a lot in this story. Worth the read though

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Murder

snlangford's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism