Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Truly, Devious by Maureen Johnson, Maureen Johnson

156 reviews

paronomaniac's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Child death, Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

sevenletters's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, and Mental illness

peanutfor15yrs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, and Blood

prynne31's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

I really enjoyed this book until nothing was resolved at the end.
The reveals were fun, and I don't mind having some plot points have cliffhangers for the next book, but you have to wrap at least one storyline up so that I know this will be a satisfying series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Murder

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.75

I thought this was so much fun, and the author seems extremely cool. I loved how realistic the characters seemed, and I'm such a fan of a puzzle. I'm really looking forward to reading more in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders

inkysplodge's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

when Stevie and Janelle were talking about Vi and Stevie said "she", Janelle corrected her with "they" but the rest of the narration uses she/her for Vi... good job, author /s

anyway the main reason it got a 3(.25)⭐ is because i use CAWPILE and atmosphere and logic got high ratings. the characters were very flat and "trope-y" and i could not tell you a single thing about their personalities except maybe Nate and Ellie. there didn't seem to be an actual plot until about 75% in and i get it's a trilogy but not a single thing was solved which implies to me that book 2 won't give anything to leave it all to be solved in book 3 and i frankly don't care about the characters enough (or at all really) to want to continue

less of a "contemporary mystery" and more "a contemporary with a bit of mystery" which is fine if that's what you want/expect, i just want my mysteries to be happening from the first few chapters or to at least care about the characters. the majority of this book i just had completely neutral feelings for (and when i did feel something, it wasn't enjoyment😅) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Murder, Drug use, and Transphobia

iris_parsons's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book - the atmosphere and setting was perfect for a February read, and I loved the mysteries. Diversity was well shown among the characters, and there were lots of mini sub-plots. I loved Stevie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

esmedyson's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Kidnapping

tanvi45's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death