Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Wicked King by Holly Black

289 reviews

_froggy_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

katyreb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

Gripping all the way through. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Vomit

cherryfreckle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, and War

mysafe_place's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

Definitely not a bad book, it was better than the first one. This time there was way more suspense and the book had more originality. Though I disliked the repetitive language and the fact that it was so highly plot-driven. I think there should have been more focus on the characters as individuals and how they interact. Still, I did like it, especially the ending was really entertaining. I have high hopes for the last book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Torture, Violence, and War

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Animal death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

valorelei's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

the best book in the trilogy!!! long live our queen ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

I know that sometimes sequels suffer, but I personally found this one leagues above the first book in terms of tension, intrigue, and overall pacing. God these characters now have me in a chokehold <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, and War

depictions of drowning

amazelan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

j'ai préféré ce second tome au premier, même si le début a été un peu long.
les intrigues et les retournements de situation sont mieux fait, tout n'était pas aussi facilement devinable que dans le premier tome.

les personnages sont également plusse intéressants,

même si je suis toujours très peu emballé.e par l'histoire entre Jude et Cardan

surtout l évolution de Cardan. Jude est également un peu plusse cohérente dans ses actions, plusse réaliste.

et la fin est très bien ficelée, elle donne envie de savoir le dénouement de tout ça.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death

Minor: War

inthearchive's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

finini's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Animal death