Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

230 reviews

achurxh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Animal death, Rape, and Vomit

mossroot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brother is literally one of the best books I have ever read. Ahlborn's writing style hooks you into the characters, and her use of perspective is phenomenal. Every single twist and turn will have you violently turning pages. Whenever you think you know where things are going in this book, you're thrown back and forth between theories like the inflatable-arm-men that you see outside of car washes. 

No synopsis is going to do this book justice, and neither can a small descriptive blurb. I wish any creator's review truly highlighted how amazing this book is, but at the same time it almost feels like a well guarded secret; as if it is something that everyone has silently agreed upon has to be discovered by each reader on their own. 

They can never make me hate you, Misty Dawn. They literally can't.

Brother took me three hours and forty minutes to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

faythfarrar's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Torture

hannxm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

m222ddy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

stefgreen21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I have not read a book quite like this before and I struggled a bit. Overall, I thought the ending was really good. Just struggled to get through the main bits.

MAJOR trigger warnings for familial abuse and animal abuse/death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

missdanielle's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

eyeheartcorina's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

jgrady93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Gore