Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

La camarera by Nita Prose

20 reviews

lisa_m's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

2.5

I expected to really like this book but sadly I was disappointed.

At the beginning I found the narration and perspective of Molly very interresting and well done. But every time she talked about or with Rodney I just became so frustrated! I wanted to dnf this book so many times but instead I finished the audiobook on 3x speed. I liked the aspects of an autistic maid becoming friends with a rich socialite. But Molly not only not recognising all the criminal activity around her for what it was but also participating in it soon got very frustrating to read about. Sometimes it made sense for her character but sometimes she just seemed dumb. For me one of my favourite aspects of reading a Mystery book is following a smart person who sees clues where noone else does. That's why I like Sherlock so much. But Molly wasn't even really involved in trying to figure out who had done it and why. She was just forced into the whole thing by other people and then had to be saved. Also she is the only one who actually saw the real killer? And decided not only to hide their identity but clean up after them? And she didn't even reveal that while she herself was accused of murder? I was soo confused by that and I really can't get over it. I also wish her friendship with Gisele had gone differently because that is a very interesting dynamic. But most of the other storylines just made me mad. Her savings being stolen by her boyfriend and she didn't even tell anyone because she didn't want her grandmother to worry? Also wtf was that ending? She killed her own grandmother??? And that's why she hid that Mr. Blacks ex-wife killed him with a pillow because she saw herself in her?? That's such a weird plottwist that just doesn't make sense to me. For someone who likes rules that much it all seems very out of character. Also her constantly thinking Rodney wants to date her even though he just uses her and wants to get information? And her spending her last money on a super expensive outfit for their 'date'? All of those things made this book not very enjoyable for me. The story was fine and had some interesting elements but it was just way too frustrating for me and there were almost no fun or enjoyable aspects. Maybe thats just not what this book is meant to be but it definitely wasn't it for me and I'm not going to be reading the next two books in this series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Grief, Ableism, Classism, Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Deportation

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a bit of trouble getting through about the first half of this book. It didn’t quite grab me in the way I thought it would from all I’ve heard about this book. I think it was because the narrator’s voice took some time to get used to. But I was hooked by the second half and eager to see how things would work out for Molly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Drug use, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Deportation, Bullying, and Gun violence

seismicality's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad tense 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

I enjoyed this book, the plot twist at the end really surprised me!  I don't think I've read a book before with the point-of-view of someone who is autistic (or at least heavily implied to be) - which is great representation for Neurodiverse folks. The depiction was well written, although I believe it fell into quite a few stereotypes - which took away from that slightly. Overall a good book :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Terminal illness, Deportation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Gun violence, Addiction, and Eating disorder

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

inspiring sad fast-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

really easy to read. did not realise mc was going to be on the autism spectrum. whilst it’s not said explicitly it’s heavily implied and it hurts having to watch her get manipulated by those around her but it was soothing to know she had others around her that did genuinely care about her
i loved the plot, really enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, and Death

Minor: Abandonment, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

katlinstirling_reads's review against another edition

dark 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? N/A

4.0

Really enjoyed this read. Twisty and suspenseful, not what I expected at all. I was left speechless at times. Would recommend reading if you like thriller mysteries! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Drug use, Suicide, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Addiction, Bullying, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Mental illness, Cursing, Gun violence, and Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

   Molly, a neurodivergent maid, finds the rich and mean Mr. Black dead in his bed. It turns out he was murdered. And Molly ends up under suspicion for his murder. But some of the people at the hotel are not who they seem. And they may have used Molly's neurodivergence to their advantage. 
   I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I know some said it was inconsistent, but I find that, as a neurodivergent person, I can see how her seemingly very shifting rules don't shift as much as they seem to do to some people. I know that certain rules in my mind are different than how a "normal" person may have their rules. And once you get to the end it all makes sense, at least to me. 
   I didn't guess the killer, though I guess another one of the "plot twists" (the one with her grandmother.)

Narrator Rating: 3.5 stars
  She did a decent job but for most of the book she had kind of pout to her voice which was childlike and annoying for a 20-something woman.

Elemental Levels:  Fluff-3.5/5  Heartfelt-3/5   Helpful-NA     Horror-NA  Inspiration-NA  
Love aka Romance-2/5   Mystery-5/5     Predictability-2.5/5   Spice-NA    Suspense-2/5    Tear- 3/5  Thrill-1.5/5  Humor-1/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Misogyny, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Violence, Classism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Deportation, Ableism, Cancer, Sexism, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Suicide, Body horror, Addiction, Police brutality, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Excrement, Pregnancy, and Medical content

julleah's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Torture, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Terminal illness, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Deportation, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Cancer, and Murder