Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

275 reviews

sawyernarro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

juliarenae's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

The book is so much better than I thought it was ever going to be. The ending was not what I was expecting, but so good and worth it all. I enjoyed that I kept me on my toes and questioning who the killer is the entire time. It’s a lot more complex than I thought it was going to be. It was an amazing read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

regent_ace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Actual Rating: 2.5 stars


I enjoyed the atmosphere of it and I liked the main character a lot and sympathized with her.
I thought the red herring in the book got repetitive after a while and I really disliked the twist at the end. I felt the ending left a bad taste in my mouth (metaphorically)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hey_leec's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

glammster's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

featheredhope's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

rjkadlick's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

i was gonna rate this book 3.5 stars and had a lot of witty comments to write in this review then the ending was just so bad i had to dock it a whole point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Death of parent

deldc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

lecari's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed the setting (Cambridge University), the mythology and the fast pace. The writing style with lots of short chapters kept me interested, and I read it quickly. 

But I didn't like the characters. Mariana especially annoyed me - why does every man want to date her? And her clumsy interference with the murder investigation just annoyed me. 

I also didn't buy Zoe as the murderer. If the note was written by Sebastian, why didn't she recognise his handwriting? I know I'd know my partners anywhere. I just wasn't convinced. And the last few lines just made me dislike Mariana more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

eimearo_c's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Suicide attempt