Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

54 reviews

ecravens's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

amandaphoebe's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy

milymily22's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

kiabejero's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense slow-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: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder

coligmueller's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Gaslighting

kaltenmark24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

mercyiscurrentlyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

2.5

personally i felt like it was not as i expected. I expected way more romance and obviously this is real life for women and abuse is real; it not a quick fix but for me the detail and length this went into the heavy topics like abuse is never something i wouldve prepared for. I felt uncomfortable at times and yh not for me being 62% through the book and it’s been droplets of romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, and Death

whatsdozreading's review

2.25

I wanted to like this book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Murder

naaytaashreads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

“A long shot?” I ask, pausing at the door to give him a cocky grin. “Last I heard, I’m pretty good at those.”

This was such a phenomenal read. Like honestly, mind fucking blown. 
I saw the reviews, the raved, and of course, it's everywhere on bookstagram. It honestly deserves all the recognition.
This was an amazing read.

I am blown away I do not know where to start with my review.
Firstly, Kennedy Ryan is a brilliant writer.
Her writing was so simple yet so detailed and well planned in everything.
The way she structures her POVS, the balance of the characters, the before, during and after of the whole plotline and how it all strung together was so beautifully crafted.
The focus of the plotline was straight forward and of course, we are handling a lot of dark and heavy topics but the way she lets her story flow and the depth she puts in everything flawlessly.

Her characters, omg amazing.
The focus of the two main characters; Iris and August was a good balance of character development but definitely, we are more focused on Iris.
Following Iris storyline was definitely difficult but so important.
The rawness, honestly and how it's not a perfect development but the truth that parallels to the real world was an eye-opener.

What can we say August is a sweet heart.
Thank God he wasn't really like the typical big shot athlete and focus on all his kind of character.
He was an anchor to Iris character but at the same time Iris bloom independently and uniquely enough he chooses her over all the big wins if you understand what I mean.

I can't wait to read the rest of the series and venture on Kennedy Ryan's other works. 

“Fucking Kenan. First, he elbows my head. Now, he blocks my cock.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Read content warnings. Do not start this book without reading the content warnings. You need to have a full scope of what you’re getting into, reader. I have been thorough with content warnings. Please read content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts