Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Mask of Mirrors, by M.A. Carrick

5 reviews

strange_little_ranger's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Violence, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Child death, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Murder

booksthatburn's review against another edition

Focused on descriptions of what everyone is wearing, too visual for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

valpuri's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child death, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Slavery, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Addiction, and Drug abuse

vivaldi's review against another edition

adventurous 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

You know you've found your next fave book when you start to have symptoms of a book hangover as soon as you finished the book. This is precisely what what I've felt with <i>The Mask of Mirrors</i>. With its intricate worldbuilding (aesthetically it reminds me of Venice), political intrigue, and fascinating magic + divinity systems - this book is easily my favourite 2021 release that I've read so far. In addition to the interesting premise, I was also enthralled by the diverse & complex characters. I adored Ren, a clever and morally ambiguous con artist who takes the centre stage in the story. I loved how from Ren's perspective these intricate web of plots + magic entangled with other characters' lives. 

I've been reading the book before bedtimes over the past week and cherished every single moment that I had the pages open. While it took me some time to familiarise with the intricacies of the worldbuilding, once I got used to these details I found the book really difficult to put down. Given that this is jointly written by Marie Brennan and Alyc Helms, I applaud their chemistry writing the book. There's a highly cohesive feel in <i>The Mask of Mirrors</i> which is rarely seen in many other collaborations. With the scope of worldbuilding and characters, <i>The Mask of Mirrors</i> is an excellent opening novel of the Rook & Rose series. I'll be eagerly waiting for its sequel coming later this year!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder

lindenei's review

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.75

the first 40 % are quite slow-paced but the wonderful world and character buidling makes up for it. The last 60 % are just outstanding! Very intriguing magic system, morally grey characters that feel so real and the LGBT presentation was phenomenal! Can't wait for the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Vomit