Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

54 reviews

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Another amazing mystery with Stevie Bell! I've never thought of myself as a mystery fan by any means, but between the Truly Devious series and this new book, I'm wondering if I need to rethink that stance. This book just flies by in the best way. Everything about it is good, from the pacing to the characters to the conclusion. As long as Maureen Johnson writes books like these, I'll keep reading them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Medical content, Homophobia, Gun violence, Drug use, Child death, Car accident, and Alcohol

Non-spoiler version: holocaust mention Spoiler version (really don't read this if you don't want it ruined)::

the murderer is a literal nazi from WWII and hiding this is his primary motivation for the murders central to this book. It doesn't talk much about the specifics of the holocaust or anything though

thelizzielibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A great mystery! I really appreciate this case being in a single book, instead of a trilogy this time. The trilogy was interesting, but I don't love Stevie as a narrator enough to not get tired after book two. This time, the characters have their relationships set up and it made it easier to focus on a truly insane mystery! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

stonebm's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

heytherekaity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, and Infidelity