Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

38 reviews

lewindhorst's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Murder

kyleighwhitsell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, and Stalking

crochetparrot's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

quick thoughts:
- lisa jewell has never met a teenager, particularly one from 2017
- some basic grammar editing needed which is always a bugbear of mine
- aspergers is… a choice, and did anyone autistic actually read this before publication
- it’s sad 
- i like how the characters wove together and it was a fairly simple pleasing solve
- someone find archie a nice wife
- read it in 2.5 hours, my overall review is It’s Perfectly Fine 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Moderate: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Domestic abuse

haleybre's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Grief, Bullying, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

annagerman's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

Mostly disappointed.
This wasn't bad per se. More like very average. The writing was OK, not cringey but also not particularly engaging. 
The teenaged characters were the most interesting and relatable. The grown-ups were either very dumb and annoying, or simply oblivious. 
The plot was very predictable, and I didn't like that most of the "twist" relyed on pure chance.
Also I didn't really appreciate how the themes of mental health, neurodivergence and domestic abuse/violence were handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

emmaf3's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It was really good but I honestly wasn’t hooked onto the book until the middle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Bullying

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, and Vomit

butilikeit's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

melissa_b_67's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Gaslighting

brynhayes's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcohol, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Suicide