Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson

20 reviews

hilarylouise's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Death, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Self harm

meelmeman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Again, Diveen Henry’s narration takes this book to the next level. I don’t think I would have read it if not for her performance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Murder

jivvygee's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Took me 5 weeks to read and I'm a fast reader. Struggled to want to pick it up. Not enough happened for me to stay interested.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

clacksee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Murder and Rape

Minor: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

eveningjaye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Torture

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Mental illness, and Torture

Moderate: Racism, Confinement, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

mysterymom40's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Medical content

Minor: Self harm

pibbit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Dementia

reno_percival's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Hate crime

pulpandprose's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Mental illness