Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

31 reviews

mabellene's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Dementia, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence

earlgreyjedi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

What a fun and wonderful story! Honestly, the blurb was so captivating that I knew I would like this book, but it turned out to be so much better than expected! Lots of Bi rep, which was excellent. Also

dom Marian and sub Rob had me in a chokehold

definitely recommend giving this book a read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Domestic abuse

thenexthing's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

I wish I loved every book I read as much as I loved this one. A total romp with a woman lead who’s a top? Found family and mutual aid? Incredible. Yes please. 

Minor/complicated content warning:

the lead’s relationship with her former husband is only mentioned a couple of times, but the implication is that she was kept under lock and key, and that he was emotionally abusive and sexually abusive. The lead explicitly says she does not wish to discuss it, so it never goes further than a few sentences in the book. However, it is a major factor in how she approaches her relationship with the male lead, especially sexually.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Blood, and Murder

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

4.5

This book WOULD have been five stars if not for the “not technically related but still weird” thing between Marian and Rob.

Much like The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, this book was written with prose that were so delightful and funny. The writing style also does such a great job of conveying the characters and their distinct personalities. I really did appreciate the grumpy x sunshine with a grumpy woman and sunshine man, but they felt far more complex than that too. I really appreciated that extra complexity because I feel like I too often find characters in this sort of dynamic to he EXTREMELY one note and flat.

The character being dynamic and well rounded also worker well in how Rob and Marian played off each other. I loved their dynamic and how they quipped and flirted with each other. It was really endearing and just made the romance feel extra sweet. It also really heightened the sense of yearning and longing between the two.

My ONLY gripes were that Marian’s PPD didn’t feel like it got proper focus and the weird thing between Marian and Rob. To start, I felt like every interaction Marian had with Eliza or when she thought of her was filled with a sad kind of love. She clearly loved Eliza, but it felt like she didn’t know HOW to love her. It just felt a bit glossed over. Then there was the fact Marian and Rob were not quite related but almost. Marian is the mother of Rob’s half sister and there’s just something odd about her and him having a romance with this being glossed over. A consequence of the setup from The Queer Principles of Kit Webb, but I would really like to pick the author’s brain on why Marian and Rob had to be not quite related but almost.

Overall a really great read and was so enjoyable it made me look over whatever the relations between Marian and Rob were.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Dementia, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Murder

taylormoore's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, and Classism

fran's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

beepbeep101's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Dementia, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Stalking

Sexual trauma, difficult pregnancy, postpartum depression

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

In some ways it felt like an improvement from the first book, as unbelievable as that is. I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend this duology in a heartbeat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Confinement, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Stalking

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, and Misogyny

Almost all of the negative content is in the past. Marion has escaped (

at least by the second chapter when she kills him

) a toxic relationship, which is where a solid half the CWs come from. Most of the violence is during the book, and there is lots of very consensual sexual content, but all of the pregnancy and sexual abuse stuff is in the past. The whole thing is a big hurt/comfort fanfiction, basically.