Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

193 reviews

nerdglasses08's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Cursing, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Confinement

ashley_wohner's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

This was MESSY... in the best way? I felt it started quite slow, but with enough interest to make me keep reading. It's not necessarily that the twists are surprising, but that there are so many possibilities all the time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Drug use, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Murder, and Toxic friendship

mkengel96's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Confinement

willcommitarson's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

tokki_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gaslighting, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, and Violence

jessie_eidson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Antisemitism, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, Addiction, Alcohol, Abandonment, Genocide, and Panic attacks/disorders

ravenpuff's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Confinement, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Torture

jberg216's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

This was a really fun and interesting thriller. There were so many twists and turns that it had me on the edge of my seat. While I do wish we had gotten more perspectives from other characters I understand why the author didn’t write it like that. I also think this would make an exceptionally good mini series. 

I will note for audio readers that I didn’t love the audiobook narrator. She was mumbling/whispering and I had a hard time understanding her in some scenes.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping

essentialnpc's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Murder, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Torture, Violence, and Gun violence

hannabee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual content