Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Phoenix Crown by Janie Chang, Kate Quinn

13 reviews

khaben31's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Drug use, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

laheath's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

In a departure from her historical fiction novels centered around war, Kate Quinn uses the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 as the backdrop for her latest novel. Along with her coauthor, Janie Chang, they look at the city's contradictions, from the prejudice against Chinatown to the opulence of the Grand Opera House. Their dual perspective was fantastic showing obvious depth in their research. Yes, the plotline is somewhat predictable, but I felt the stories of the individual women and their growth during this time was enthralling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Sexual content

theredheadbaker's review against another edition

informative mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Racism

larissakoch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide

Earthquake

sarahbsews's review

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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Forced institutionalization, and Cultural appropriation

sparklingpynk's review against another edition

Kate Quinn is one of my top fave authors and I really enjoy her writing style in the way she can weave together a story full of bad ass women in some point in time in history, romance, and a bit of action. This one had all that I typically enjoy from Kate Quinn but I did not fully love it like I do her other books. Janie Chang is a new author for me and I would like to read some of her other books to see what her writing style is like. 

Overall I enjoyed the descriptions of the art and music in this one. I enjoyed getting to know each of the unique women and their stories intertwining. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

daralexandria's review

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent

sersi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

danimain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

kefink's review

adventurous hopeful medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Racism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment