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The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian

11 reviews

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious 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

In some ways it felt like an improvement from the first book, as unbelievable as that is. I enjoyed it so much. I would recommend this duology in a heartbeat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Confinement, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Stalking

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Cursing

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Classism, and Misogyny

Almost all of the negative content is in the past. Marion has escaped (

at least by the second chapter when she kills him

) a toxic relationship, which is where a solid half the CWs come from. Most of the violence is during the book, and there is lots of very consensual sexual content, but all of the pregnancy and sexual abuse stuff is in the past. The whole thing is a big hurt/comfort fanfiction, basically.

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexual content

Moderate: Dementia and Gun violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, and Pregnancy

kers_tin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Dementia

Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

stacy837's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 content, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing

caseythereader's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

Thanks to Avon Books for the free copy of this book.

 - Cat Sebastian books are just always so wonderful, and THE PERFECT CRIMES OF MARIAN HAYES is no exception.
- Marian and Rob are a delightful couple, wary of each other at first but quickly falling for each others' charms.
- I adore how Sebastian always weaves in queerness, kindness, and discussions of consent into her books. It's just so tender, while also being fun and funny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, and Murder

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexual content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

So, I accidentally-on-purpose read this book (#2 in the series) before The Queer Principles of Kit Webb (#1) … and I think I kinda liked it that way? 

Unnecessarily long explanation: It was on purpose because I had the ARC for Marian Hayes (and Rob's) story and I read it even though I knew it was #2 in the series, but it was accidentally out of order because I didn't really intend to go back and read Kit Webb (and Percy's) story. But, as often happens in these cases, I liked #2 and decided to go back and read #1. 

All of that to say that I was very happy to discover that I wasn't really "going back" and reading out of order — the stories take place concurrently, fitting together to give the whole story. I preferred this one overall. As you can imagine, it has a more satisfying, more completed feel to it. I'm also just quite fond of both Marian and Rob, those brilliant dummies, and the way their relationship works (specifically how consent is worked into this historical, where we don't often get it, and how non-penetrative sex is featured in this M/F relationship, where we don't often get it). So, yes, I'd rate this one just a little higher, but really I think the books are both best when taken together, no matter what order you happen to read them in.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Classism, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Sexual content, and Dementia

Minor: Colonisation, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization

marysbookinit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

Really I think it was the narrator that didn’t work for me, otherwise I really enjoyed the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol