Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Teatr złoczyńców by M.L. Rio

891 reviews

juliequintero's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Drug abuse

njthk's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was so much fun, I was VERY entertained.

I *adored* the plays within the book. They were so immersive in the way that the characters always got lines that mirrored their inner workings and their dynamics with the other characters within the friendgroup, in the way they were visually stunning and even included the audience and in the way they evolved with the character.

(The Romeo and Juliet play as climax of the story, where Olivers, finally acknowledged, infatuation marks a point of no return and the reader just knows it will come down crashing and burning was so cool)

(And I just like Shakespeare, so ig that's also enough of a reason to like it.)
I was so engaged with the characters and their slow descent into guilt and madness and the succumbing to their roles, I almost forgot that we still don't know

who killed Richard.

lol

Characters playing into archetypes as blatantly as they do here can be annoying, even if it's done on purpose. For me it took away some if the relatibility/sympathy for some things characters have done. (Ik you're reacting that way bcs it's what your archetype would do, but it's really throwing me off rn)

This book should not be compared to Donna Tartt's Secret history. People coming here to seek something similar will be disappointed. I think, the similarities are rather superficial.
(2 Richards, pretentious friendgroup, murder)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

iordanmoore's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Loved this book! Similar to The Secret History but I found this book to be more enjoyable to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Bullying, Violence, Suicide, Murder, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder

crabinspace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder

youmns's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

2.25

The melodrama. Oh god, the melodrama. This book had at least 10% too many words, most of which were quoted from Shakespeare's myriad plays. It suffers, as they always do, from 'debut novel syndrome,' where the new author is inevitably paired with a new or weak editor who doesn't pare down and tighten up the author's work, leaving the reader to slog through ten words where seven will suffice. 

I have *got* to stop reading debut novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Physical abuse

jemappellecat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Murder

kultumirjam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Okay, I can now join the kids these days in saying that I am obsessed. After a certain point I could not put the book down. The main thing for me wasn't the plot, which is also there for those readers who appreciate a well-woven, intriguing plot. The characters are exquisitely written and there's just something I can't quite grasp that reeled me in completely and made me FEEL so deeply on so many levels. Why did this book have to end?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Violence, Drug use, and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse

oakairi's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide, Sexism, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

dom_brlw's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

This is a hard book to read. The amount of content warnings alone is a sign of it. It can be so dark at times and the characters are so twisted. This book shouldn’t be read when you are in a bad state of mind, it might make it worse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Death, Grief, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, and Vomit

maiaiaia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide