Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

177 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

maydwarf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I was very disappointed by this book. I loved Murder Road so I thought I would read another book by that author but it didn’t really hit the spot.
Way too much violence against women and the twist at the end was very very predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Xenophobia

keppers_jax's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I'm only a fan of ghost stories when Simone St. James tells them. This dual narrator audio was extremely well done! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Sexism

Minor: Racism

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Blood

allisonplus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer and Rape

tuesday_forever's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

kate_elle's review

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Stalking

aplpaca's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Ableism and Rape

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

✦ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒖𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒍 ✦ 

(Thank you @prhaudio for the #gifted audiobook!)

𝙽𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟷𝟿𝟾𝟸  𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝙽𝚎𝚠 𝚈𝚘𝚛𝚔

✦ 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 : 

• 80s vibes
• working the night shift 
• spooky suspense 
• creepy atmospheric reads
• parallel timelines
• genre benders
• Nancy Drew sleuthing 

✦ 𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 :

I LOVED 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 last fall, and I have been anticipating this read all year! It exceeded all my expectations. St. James created the perfect blend of genres -  a supernatural thriller with a true crime feel & lots of 80s nostalgia. 

A determined young woman investigates her aunt's chilling disappearance from a haunted motel, uncovering sinister secrets.

I loved every bit of the creepy motel atmosphere, the parallel timelines between present day & 1982 - The tension was high & the eerie suspense was palpable. The writing was perfectly gloomy & atmospheric, I felt like I was working the caffeine fueled, nocturnal night shift. 

The audiobook was so well done with 2 narrators for each pov, making it super easy to follow. I definitely recommend adding this to your spooky TBR this season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, and Murder

bertrandlm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, and Death of parent