Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Who Is Maud Dixon? by Alexandra Andrews

8 reviews

theinkwyrm's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I picked this up because I wanted to read another book similar to R.F. Kuang’s Yellowface and while this didn’t quite live up to Kuang’s novel, it was still pretty decent. The major difference is that while Yellowface was more literary fiction with a thriller subplot, Who is Maud Dixon is definitely a thriller with a literary fiction subplot. That being said, I feel like this was a pretty solid thriller with morally grey characters that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Blood

orlagal's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Classism, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

This was, for me, mostly pretty predictable, but I still really enjoyed the ride. There's a great slow-burn build of tension and unease, culminating in an absolutely wild sequence of events, and I felt truly uncomfortable and unsettled throughout. I particularly loved the parts set in Morocco, as there was just such a wonderfully vivid sense of place and that really heightened things for me. The main characters are for the most part thoroughly unlikeable, but are definitely very well-crafted. And, even though I worked out most of what was going to happen, I still really appreciated the commentary on identity, power, and the publishing industry, and overall had an enjoyable reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Racism

mfrisk's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Some of the twists were a bit predictable, some ideas could have had a bit more backing to them, and the characters were purposely unlikeable but overall this was a great read with stunning layers to it and ultimately showing the reader how far people will go to achieve what they feel is owed to them.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

summerb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Sexual content, Addiction, and Vomit

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Cursing, and Gaslighting

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

I didn't like this book at all. The plot sounds exciting but everything moves extremely slowly and the characters are constantly making stupid decisions. The sheer number of things every person in the vicinity had to overlook for the ending to work was ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

kellyofcali's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book is a page-turning, twisty thriller - I had a lot of ideas about what was going to happen, some of which were right, and some weren't, but I was interested all the way - very gripping and a fast read. My main issue was the characters, who weren't terribly likeable, and the ending, which I found unsatisfying, but won't say more of for fear of spoilers. Still, if you like a thriller, you'll enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Murder, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content