Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Kobna igra by Karen M. McManus

101 reviews

kjm_x's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.0

Tldr; the plot was heavy on the character study and light on the murder mystery, which made it overall pretty boring. A disappointing sequel to a great first book.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/one-of-us-is-next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Not bad, better than the first in certain ways. I wish the characters (old and new) were a bit more fleshed out. I wanted to know more about them as people outside of the story. I was also hoping for more character development. I’ll definitely be reading the 3rd when it comes out in hopes of more development but I’m not betting on it.

I didn’t see the ending coming though, which was nice (crazy) surprise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kallio08's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

beth_orourke's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

Honestly wasn’t sold until near the end, but wow the ending🤯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

stellabyproxy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Going into this I was slightly less hopeful after the first book. I thought McManus’ writing was adequate but nothing spectacular. This book felt slightly more interesting to me than the first but I was slightly disappointed in how easily I was able to guess the plot twists. Overall a decent book.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Suicide, Blood, and Stalking

elananoel's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

3.5/5
I really enjoyed the second installment of the “One Of Us” series. It was full of some interesting twists and overall very enjoyable. I really liked the ending, as there was a part I was not expecting. However, I did feel like there were a few plot points that were entirely too predictable, and the writing at times felt very juvenile (even for YA). Overall, a pretty good and lighthearted read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

irisvdn's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

read_by_eveline's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

I loved this book. I INHALED it - read it within 12 hours. At one point I started expecting parts of the ending, but never the whole story. So I was actually a bit surprised in the end. I liked that lots. Would defenitely recommend this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Murder

Moderate: Cancer

theworldof11's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia