Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

33 reviews

victoriarosalesvt's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence

disguisedposer's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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: Kidnapping, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Abandonment, Police brutality, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

aliceaustin's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gore

Minor: Car accident

tspice24'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

aileron's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Gore

Minor: Classism, Bullying, Car accident, and Vomit

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Anything by Janice Hallett is a winner for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Violence

darlab86's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Police brutality, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

thisbookisbananas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

That was a wild ride! I haven’t read a lot of mixed-media books,so I had to get used to that. Once I did though I was completely captivated. I haven’t been so invested in a mystery in a really long time. I look forward to reading this author’s backlist. Headed for the Twyford Code next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Stalking, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is like a season of the Podcast Serial mixed with a Sherlock Holmes novel. I’ve never read anything like it and I was engrossed from the first page. Instead of telling a story in a normal, linear way, you are presented with all of the evidence (emails, articles, text messages…) and it is left to you to figure out what to do with it. Highly recommend for anyone who is a fellow true crime junkie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Violence, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

cloudyworld's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

I loved Janice Hallet's other book, The Appeal, bc it was witty, fresh, and an interesting way to piece together a crime. This one was one million times better. It's a book I could only listen to while driving because I didn't want to miss anything. All of the actors in the audio version are talented, and make the book even more thrilling. I gasped, I shouted, I laughed out loud. It was a twist upon a twist upon another twist that I couldn't have even come close to making up. Absolutely gripping. I loved it. If you want to solve a murder mystery and you love cults and cover ups, this is the book you gotta read. I'm gonna go recommend it to everyone now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, and Gun violence