Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Goodbye Earl: A Revenge Novel by Leesa Cross-Smith

25 reviews

brittanyisbooked's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved this book! The concept of reimagining a song was great. We so often hear retellings, but not often are they based on songs. I loved the way the author incorporated the story from The Chicks’ song Goodbye Earl, but also includes more than enough about the main characters themselves to make it a dynamic story of friendship and family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

bertrandlm's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

nukie19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

heatherv's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Cancer

Moderate: Abortion, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

chemeducator's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

jeanbpdx's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Racism

ncoletti's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Addiction, Cancer, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

mrscorytee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

bekah1210's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

mostlikelyinalibrary's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

2.0

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, because I LOVE The Chicks & especially Goodbye Earl. I was expecting this to be a bit It Ends With Us-ish and make me laugh and then cry and then cry harder. 

Ultimately, this book felt painfully slow to me. I’m hardcore a plot girlie, and this was largely based around character development, so I think that’s what didn’t work for me. The parts I was most excited to see played out took maybe 15-20% of the book and the rest was the girls all falling in love and reuniting and flashing back to high school. It was fine, but not my cup of tea. 

Thank you NetGalley for gifting me an advanced copy of the book. All opinions are my own. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer and Child abuse