Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

14 reviews

naereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Stalking, Child death, Death, Dementia, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

libraryjen's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

This one had some twists I didn't see, and a big one that I guessed about halfway through. It was still a wild, and enjoyable ride! Because life is busy, it took me a couple days to read the first 74 pages, then I read the rest of it in one sitting last night. I could not put it down! The characters weren't actually relatable (because I'm not crazy rich and I don't have a ton of free time or the ability to tell my staff to do my work for me when I don't feel like going to work). But, they were flawed and felt realistic to me. Her husband, Derek, and her best friend, Sal, were less likable to the than Marin, the main character. But, I still wanted good things to happen to them. The support group Marin was a part of was a great addition - it added another layer to the story.

Obviously, this book needs a trigger warning for child abduction. There's also infidelity and some not particularly graphic, but still there, sex scenes.

Overall, this was a great thriller and I definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gaslighting and Murder

Minor: Sexual content and Dementia

wagnermelissam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

allthingsalicia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

What a read - for such an intense topic, the writing was beautifully heartbreaking. For the first half, you question where the book is going since the FMC’s grief is all consuming, but then…THEN part two completely changes the feeling, tone and direction of the book. I couldn’t put the book down after I hit the 2nd half of the book. Once the pieces started to fall together, the ending was somewhat predictable but still worth it. Highly recommend you read the content warnings for this book though, there’s a lot to unpack. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Murder, Gun violence, and Suicide

aubrea27h's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely insane ending I probably should have seen coming 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Murder, Death, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Child death, Toxic friendship, Murder, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

laurensreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

daniellenelson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Pregnancy, Grief, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Murder, Infidelity, Infertility, Dementia, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

ashroxanne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another that kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Finished the book within 8hrs. I NEEDED to know what happened next after each chapter. Google told me they plan to adapt the book into a show series on Peacock. Can’t wait to see how they compare and would hope it stays true to the book as much as possible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

tojtwl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm giving the book five stars because of how it was written, how it kept me on the edge of my seat and awake all night, reading on and on just to find what happened next. I'm not giving it five stars because I liked the characters—

they were toxic and stressful, and I cannot imagine living life the way they do. Then again, desperation drives you to do insane things...not that that's supposed to be an excuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Cursing, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship