Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

178 reviews

bertrandlm's review against another edition

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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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kermittuesday's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

This book reminded me of the creepy stories I would read as a kid in that I wasn’t scared of the ghosts and it didn’t feel like a horror film where everything is tense. And that’s my sweet spot- creepy and spooky without feeling tense and scared. 

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kaylinvm94's review against another edition

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dark mysterious

4.0


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bree_of_the_woods's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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micallab's review against another edition

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dark sad 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

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c_hamdete's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

*4 estrellas*
CONTIENE SPOILERS 

Creo que este es el primer libro de terror sobre fantasmas que he leído. Si no hubiese sido por el final, tendría 5 estrellas. La inclusión de Callum hubiera estado muy bien si hubiera sido como la de Nick, desde el inicio hay algo sobre el personaje que hace que uno desconfíe de él a pesar de que es descrito como alguien muy amable. También hace muy pocas apariciones para ser revelado al final como un personaje muy importante, a tal punto que hasta te olvidas de que existe. Ni siquiera lo llegamos a conocer como a Nick, solo es un random que se aparece y luego se muere. Por otra parte, la escena después de la re aparición de Viv se me hizo algo anti-climática, por no hablar de cuando se entrega a la policía. Si, como le había dicho a Carly, tuvo 35 años para hacer las paces con haber asesinado a un feminicida en serie, ¿por qué entregarse? 
Y el epílogo donde muestran que Carly decide estudiar criminología, sin ofender pero las verdaderas detectives aquí eran Viv y Heather, especialmente Viv cuando era joven ¿Y Nick en una agencia remodeladora de casas? La verdad nunca lo conocimos lo suficiente más allá de sus traumas, así que no puedo decir nada al respecto. Y que no haya habido ninguna mención a Heather en el final fue una terrible equivocación. 
Fuera de ello, diría que fue un buen libro, disfruté mucho de los capítulos de Viv.

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missdaniellexo's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0


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grunbean's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a well made and served slice of horror, with enough twists to keep the pace going up! I liked the feminist take on crime and its reporting/portrayal too. It added a lot to the connection to the characters for me.

Will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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nerdylari's review

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dark medium-paced

4.0


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mainereading's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

This was such a good paranormal thriller! My only complaint is it felt a little repetitive at times, but honestly, it didn't ruin my enjoyment of the book at all. I highly recommend this for people who love the paranormal, thrillers, cold cases, haunted houses or, in this case, hotels!

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