Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Children of Jocasta by Natalie Haynes

10 reviews

mpeach's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Incest, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

nila's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I love what I've read of Natalie Haynes' work so far, and I feel this was like reading a great first draft. The first third of the book was really slow, and it wasn't until the connection between the two timelines became clear (which could just me not seeing the obvious) that I became more invested in the story. I felt there was no depth to the characters, and a lot of telling, not showing. I'm just disappointed because there is absolutely great potential to the book, especially considering Haynes' other work, but it just didn't live up to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Child death

meg_elyse's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Self harm, Death, Grief, Incest, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Sexism

introverted_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Incest, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Confinement, Blood, and Child death

akswhy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Come for NH’s lady-led take on the Oedipus story, stay for her to “play fast and loose” (her words) with it in the absolute best way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Suicide, Slavery, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

loongbooy's review

emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Moderate: Slavery and Misogyny

grisgrisgris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Child death, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Death

keelin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Pregnancy, and Suicide

han_mahoney's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Incest, Miscarriage, Murder, and Suicide

whatcassiedid's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

A beautiful and thoughtful retelling of Oedipus and Jocasta's story. I wish I'd known that part of the story deals with an airborne plague spread by physical contact requiring people to quarantine, but still loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child death and Incest