Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

36 reviews

book_annelid's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

8.75/10 BIG LOVE! So much fun. Not a work of literary art but man what a fun read. Not cliche, not predictable, just good

the inner book was a bit campy but I loved that because A) it’s meant to be a book so it can be like that B) it gave it a unique voice to the top level book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

haileyeden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

I loved the way this was written, a book within a book, two mysteries, and two clever solutions. Always happy to read a murder mystery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death

Moderate: Dementia, Pedophilia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

elsaschuster's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

This was a whodunnit in a whodunnit and neither of them were all that good. The ‘quick read crime fiction’ genre is one I’m well acquainted with, and this book would be considered one, except it’s just not a page-turner. Not my thing!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

epeolatri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Cancer

Minor: Animal cruelty, Ableism, Suicide, Animal death, and Infidelity

bookmarkedbyfi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Cancer

lucigrimm's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

The way this story is told immediately draws you in. Told, initially, from the point of an editor who works with an infuriating author is enough to pique anyone’s interest. Having the story then flash into the book being read over is an excellent touch. 

You see many themes and characters that feel familiar and grin to yourself, all the whole wondering if you can figure it out what is happening before it is revealed. 

This is truly a book that even if when you put it down will dance in the back of your head making you wonder if your murder mystery skills are up to snuff.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Cancer

thatwhichmeowsalsohisses's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

this book had an interesting layout as it had a book within a book. however, it was so cliche and i felt like it could have been cut in half. it was a quick read but also i felt very slow, like there was so much focus on describing characters which was pretty shallow. there were two mysteries that got solved in the book, but too be honest, the murder mystery trope is highly overused and this book tried to make it original but besides the structure of the book, there wasn’t anything that unique about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Suicide

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Dementia, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

Excellent whodunnit and I also liked the surroundimg Story of Susan Rusland.
I would have given a little bit more intro in the beginning, but overall, it was quite a pleasant read.
The fictional interview of Anthony Horowitz with Alan Conway was a real treat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship