Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Meurtre mode d'emploi by Holly Jackson

566 reviews

lingoreads's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use

gazellerlg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

One of the best murder mysteries I've read so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Grief, and Death of parent

tigerkittycag's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was very good and well written but I have to give it a 2 star rating. This is because the murder  was too disturbing and I don't think I am going to read another murder mystery but I do recommend it if you can handle murder scenes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, and Death of parent

georgialee01's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Vomit, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

awk0panda's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bacon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Self harm, Vomit, and Death of parent

oceanbluetay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

elliotjackson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I finished this book in less than a day. I’ve been in a reading slump for a while, and this is the first one I’ve picked up in a long time that I absolutely could not put down. The characaters were realistic and lovable and so easy to empathize with that it feels like you’re really stepping into the story and unraveling the mystery alongside them. I kept going back and rereading clues throughout the book to try and figure out the plot twist, but I still hadn’t guessed it by the end. The book handles sensitive themes in a way that both shows respect to victims and uses them as a major plot point to draw the readers in. I absolutely can’t wait to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Car accident

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, and Death of parent

emfriez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

spazzcats's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Self harm, and Death of parent