Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Things I Wanted to Say, But Never Did by Monica Murphy

10 reviews

sohare1981's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape and Infidelity

Minor: Murder and Classism

warahsarah's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Drug use, Murder, and Death

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Incest, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, Medical trauma, and Violence

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Cursing, Sexual content, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, and Bullying

Moderate: Infidelity, Incest, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder, Drug use, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

sebradley29's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

worldofv33's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Death of parent

thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Fall down the BookSmutTok hole where 50 Shades meets old money senior school at Lancaster Prep, where enemies turn to hardcore lovers despite their families' objections. 
  
Dark with darker sub-storylines, Monica Murphy builds the characters quite slowly as they show themselves to each other. Lots of adult themes and situations that are quite unrealistic yet fantastical to read and daydream about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, and Classism

Minor: Death, Murder, Drug use, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

ladylaurenexplorer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

When you need to read something with a dark and possessive hero, just think of Whit! He gives me intense Carter vibes but a sort of lite version.

This is heavy on the sex, but I loved it. At first it’s just nothing but lust. This isn’t like a love story I think it’s a lust to obsession to the brokenness of two people merging together.

The only reason I didn’t give us a five star is because I really wanted a definitive resolution between his sister and Summer.

Like was her friendship and ask for real or did she decide to be the way she was in the end because of her mother.

But other than that this is a great toxic love story, and I will be rereading this again. Definitely will recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Chronic illness and Rape

Minor: Murder and Pregnancy

selestre's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Child death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Murder

folkofthebook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Every now and then I have to indulge in my guilty pleasure of bully romance and this one really hit the spot for me. Degrading bully? Check. Gossip Girl-esque wealthy elite drama? Check. Dirty smut? Check.
I would definitely check triggers for this as it's on the darker side, but I wouldn't say nearly as dark as say, Penelope Douglas's Devil's Night series. It does have degradation kink, though it wasn't as intense as I was expecting, or maybe my perception of that has been skewed by my reading. I did feel like it was a complex relationship that I had a hard time wrapping my head around (which I enjoy), and I really like Murphy's style of writing. I got what I came for with this book and I'm leaving a happy customer.
TW/CW (possible spoilers FYI):

degradation, SA (in memories), attempted SA/r*pe (not by MMC/LI), anal, death, murder, arson,

(definite spoiler here:)

pregnancy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury