Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne

87 reviews

kerishma's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

jenmtnbike's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Murder

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

mooreeg2's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Prior to reading the book it gives you the Warning: "May invoke feelings of irritation, dread, and despair that come with large family gatherings."  I've never heard something more accurate.  60% of the time I was so annoyed with this family dynamic and I wanted to yell at them! The other 40% was me wanting the MFC to stand up for herself a little more, or maybe more directly.  Of course, these characters needed to be who they were for the story to unfold the way it did.   

Nothing about this book is what I thougt would be and it was refreshing.  The story starts off with what appears to be a typical, at least for this family, family vacation and slowly morphs into the vacation of nightmares.  

If you want a haunted family vacation in Italy, read this book.  

My only dislike was the ending. It was a good ending! But I wanted a little more detail and closure/ follow-up with certain family members.  It felt a little open-ended.  

There are a few triggers, but nothing extreme. Most of these area  briefly mentioned with no great detail.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder

cassieopeia's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

clairebonney's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Abortion

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

meganmustachebeard's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder

carolibrary's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Murder

mmccombs's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny tense fast-paced

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When I picked up this book, I (for some reason) anticipated more of a gothic horror vibe, but this was truly straight HORROR at its best. Lots of bits that made me go “agh no!” out loud, a very atmospheric (and wonderfully Italian) setting, and a really interesting family dynamic all worked together to create a rich, creepy tapestry. I loved that Anna and her black sheep relationship to her family directly impacted and influenced the ghost story.

I loved that she got a bit snarky with the ghost, it became a relationship in its own right and made for some funny moments (which were definitely welcome when I was freaking out thinking about a ghost licking her foot). I also appreciated that she never reconciles with her terrible family and let the “rot” do its thing, truly awful people lol

All in all, I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this read, would definitely recommend for a scary summer read (maybe even on a family vacation just to keep it interesting!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis