Reviews with content warning for Murder - None Shall Sleep

Had me 100% from the beginning! Emma and Travis are great characters and I love their relationship dynamic throughout the book, their bond is very strong and it becomes that way quite quickly. Simon is such an interesting character to me

and I relished watching him go absolutely batshit on Anthony during their final battle.

I liked having a few chapters from the butchers perspective, but having information that the characters don't possess did drive me a little crazy (in a good way)
Definitely interested in reading more from Ellie Marney!

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jenmaysiereads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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vperr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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victoriakuo13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

*Read content warnings!!!

Truly SUCH a quick read. I barreled through this-- it was one of those that you didn't want to put down because you just knew something was coming but you didn't know exactly what.

It does require you to get over how unrealistic the premise is, but honestly it wasn't too difficult for me. I wanted to believe that teenagers could be useful to the FBI, so I did. Simply choose to believe, guys. I liked the switching POVs-- I think Marney did a really great job with informing the reader of information before the characters in the book knew the information. It really helped build a sense of dread in me as I was reading.

Really I'm pretty happy with what's on the page. I think I would have liked more information on Bell just generally. I think Emma was such a fleshed out character that I wish Travis got the same treatment. I also thought this could have done with some more twists, maybe? It was like we were building up to the end only, but I would have liked to gasp more in the middle sections, too, rather than those sections just being used to bring us toward the climax at the end of the story.

I will be picking up the sequel literally right after this.

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notlikethebeer's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Okay this was EXCELLENT and I NEED TO READ THE SEQUEL RIGHT NOW. This was just... SO!! GOOD!! Like, I can't quite figure out what it was?? But the vibe was great, the characters were excellent, Simon was such an intriguing, creepy, yet strangely charming character. I'm just very here for all of it!!!

Actually, ya know what, I've already posted my review, but I'm coming back to rave about it a bit more. Fair warning - this is not for the faint hearted, it is GORY. But somehow it managed to hit that perfect niche of not shying away whilst also not becoming a bit too gratuitous. At the same time, it honestly could be the dictionary definition of 'psychological thriller'. Just my perfect horror really.

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yd27's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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mmadill227's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.0

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