Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret, Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams

5 reviews

lady_of_the_labyrinth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Car accident, Gun violence, and Infidelity

vanesst's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Body shaming

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Infidelity, Murder, Death, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Stalking, and Suicide

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

3.0

I read this for APL’s April book club. The mystery pulled me in, but the writing style left a lot to be desired. It is unrealistic and pulled me out of the narrative when characters often used flowery language and spoke in long, poetic passages about things ranging from dramatic to even mundane. I am definitely not the target audience, I will admit; all of the characters are over 35. I still enjoyed this book but I am not incentivized to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Car accident

Minor: Misogyny and Gun violence

alex_delart's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

5.0

You can tell the author loves books very much and if you like me have been stuck in a reading rut, this book might be the one for you (it also includes many namedrops and recs so it may be a gateway to other lovely titles). The mystery solution is quite satisfying, the book had me guessing all along. I felt inspired by the courage of the members of the secret club, they are people of no big influence or power and yet they risk their livelihoods for whats right, and they listen to their intuition. Im so glad that there is a sequel as I would miss the characters very much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Misogyny, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Gun violence and Violence