Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

26 reviews

maryjames's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

library_of_alexandra_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism

alaynatabor's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Death, and Xenophobia

anika_the_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

𝚙𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝: 416
𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫
𝚏𝚊𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛: Laia
𝚜𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚌: my love won’t let you down by little mix

𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
Paris in 1889 is filled with magic, & some people will do anything to harness it. A group of people with various motivations must pull off an epic heist to save the world. The stunning writing brings these lovable characters to life & the plot had me on the edge of my seat. Some of the finer points of the magic system were lost on me, but that could be my own fault. If you enjoyed Six of Crows, I’d highly recommend!

I guessed that séverin wasn’t the heir from the start, but that cliffhanger was still brutal. I was emotionally affected when Tristan died & Séverin and Laia are adorable! I loved seeing references to the author’s heritage and I can’t wait to read the sequel(s)!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

4.5 I am so happy I loved this. Those last 40 pages killed me.

Reread 
The ending just hurts my feelings.
The representation in this is *chefs kiss*. 
Do I understand the world and magic when I’m reading this? Yes. Can I explain any of it? nope. 
I honestly just love this for the characters and the relationships. The world is interesting and I love how the author incorporated some lesser know historical events in this(Human zoos tf is that???).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Death, Blood, Child death, Bullying, Sexism, Gaslighting, Grief, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

micheala's review against another edition

4.75

This is the type of heist novel that I really enjoy. I love when the team is already friends when it starts. We do also have the aspect of the outsider/new to the team with Hypnos, but the other five have already been working together for a while and have formed bonds. 

I will say that out of the six main characters, I just didn't really like Enrique all that much. He did grow on me (again) in the last third of the book, however he just wasn't a character that I vibes with. On the other hand, Zofia was probably my favourite character. I loved seeing how she interacted with the different situations and I'm hoping to see more of her POVs in the second book.

Overall I still really enjoyed this book and I'm excited to continue with the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Racism, Torture, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Self harm

Minor: Slavery