Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles

29 reviews

madscientistcat's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Rape and Homophobia

venetiana's review

This felt way less tall & smol than ... ableist? Also kinda dubcon, not a fan (tbh quite disappointed after having read other KJ Charles things).

What's great is the atmosphere.

P.S. Please heed (all) the CWs, seriously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Gore, and Violence

brenn_a_boo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

A fun, fast-paced read that reminded me a bit of Dresden Files, but make it gay. You have the tattooed lord who has been living in exhile for 20 years, the rough and tumble yet loyal manservant, and then the lawman magic-user who acts as a judge/jury/executioner for evil warlocks. You have a cursed house, a group of mysterious murderers, some snobbish class issues, and the blatant attraction between the two protagonists. While I enjoyed the magic system and the bold characterizations, I'm not sure if I liked it enough to read book 2. The sex was a bit boring, and over too quickly. This was a quick read, and very satisfying for it's entertainment value, but perhaps not worth a reread. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Incest, and Suicide

pvbobrien's review

adventurous 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Violence, Murder, Gore, and Homophobia

Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Pregnancy

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Sexual content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Minor: Incest, Rape, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Infidelity

jjjreads's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia, Excrement, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Rape, Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

galaxies's review

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Incest, Homophobia, and Torture

Minor: Child death, Cannibalism, and Rape

whatcassiedid's review

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.0

Delightful!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

drasticpear's review

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Classism, Death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Homophobia, Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

purplepenning's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Bullying, Homophobia, Body horror, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Colonisation, and Death of parent