Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

624 reviews

allyloufox's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Misogyny

emadisonc's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

“Law enforcement would rather we remember a dull man as brilliant than take a good hard look at the role they played in this absolute sideshow, and I am sick to death of watching them in their pressed shirts and cowboy boots, in their comfortable leather interview chairs, in hugely successful and critically acclaimed crime documentaries, talking about the intelligence and charm and wiliness of an ordinary misogynist. This story is not that. The story is not that.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, and Dementia

adavis25's review

challenging dark tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia

ejknapp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was excellent. The writing was top notch. I'm so glad someone decided to dragggggg all of the media obsessions with ted bundy and the other "hot" serial killers by creating art house shows and movies. I loved that this focused on the victims, never used the killer's name, and reminded us that the media sells us outlandish nonsense about these ordinary dudes who are killing women. An incredible audiobook focused on imperfect women who deserved MORE.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

stevensco's review

challenging emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

mybigfattlibrary's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

ajilemon's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

juliareste's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

 EDIT: THIS IS ABOUT TED BUNDY??? WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME. This is insane I do not care who did it but more that this is based on a REAL STORY and I was blissfully (although, is any of this story blissful?) unaware that this was based on reality. I feel sick to my stomach. 

I really appreciated this book, especially as a girl who goes to a women's college interested in law. I appreciated how it chastised true crime as a concept and developed the story. I also really appreciate books with sapphic representation! This falls just short of five stars, as it didn't have the je ne sais quoi that five stars usually possess, but still, an interesting story I'm glad I read. (Honestly, trigger warning for literally everything. Protect your peace!)

4.75/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Dementia, and Alcohol

cdoyle30's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This was so well done. Whip smart, sometimes witty and others brutal, but engaging and deeply satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

drowninggirl's review

challenging dark sad

4.5

This book consumed me, not the other way around. For the past 2 days I did nothing but read, finding myself unable to stop, unable to think about anything but this. This book is very very heavy and extremely well executed. My heart was aching for these women, for their bravery and for everything they had to endure. I cannot say how important it is to finally see the focus being drawn away from the convicted to those who deserve our undivided attention instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia