Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Fear by Natasha Preston

31 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Gore, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

greatexpectations77'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? Yes

3.0

First, hated the ending.

It felt like the author just gave up on the story, and it didn't read at all like a mysterious ambiguous choice.

Second, like the other book I read by this author, the premise is really promising, but the execution doesn't work. It doesn't seem like she knows what a meme is as opposed to a social media trend. And these kids skip school WAY too much for the current technological age. It's just not realistic. I think I need to move onto another author. Also too many people died again for me to really try to care about each one. I feel like the author gets away with not digging into deep emotion by just killing another character. So the characters have murder whiplash instead of facing their grief and fear.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

emmag08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, and Child death

raequigley's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

0.25

this was the worst book ive ever read. idea was great, terribly executed. this author should NOT write teenager POV anymore, she is far too out of touch. The book itself could have saved like 50% of repetitive thoughts/dialogue. this was so painful. i hate it so much. stop telling this author shes good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Confinement, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Blood

maddyb17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A tad bit predictable, but it did not make the book ANY LESS SHOCKING. THE LAST FEW PAGES?! I have no words.. I did not expect that ending. I stared at the last page for about five minutes after I finished reading it… I just. I cannot. That is all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping

samanthaxjean's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

If you’ve read any of her books, you know how frustrating the endings can be. That being said, I can’t stop reading all the books she has in this style. I very much enjoy the writing and pace of the books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, and Car accident

kpop_reader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

jjohans3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Physical abuse

katipheria's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Stalking, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Child death, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Bullying