Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? by Crystal Smith Paul

8 reviews

gpfot's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Police brutality, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

taylormoore's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring sad slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Slavery, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Hate crime, and Alcohol

haley49's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Such a great story but the ending felt unfinished. There were so many questions for both timelines, I wondered why the author didn’t stick to one. The psychology of the main leads were understandable but their development progression and/or the supporting cast needed more space for that extra umph. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Police brutality, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Stalking

everamplify's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

cassielaj's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I don’t know how to feel about this. I was intrigued by Kitty’s story, and I saw what the author was trying to do, but I think this book was lacking in a lot of areas. The first 100-150 pages were pretty slow and built Elise’s story only to disregard it completely for a significant portion of the book. I was way more invested in the story of Kitty and her friends, to the point that the 2017 story felt unnecessary and disappointing most of the time. I also found the characters in the 2017 storyline a bit under-realized. 
Kitty was a complex character and not always “likable,” which I think was a strong point of this book. The challenging decisions she faced were evident and her handling of certain situations showed her humanness.
Overall, I found major plot points of this book predictable and minor ones a bit confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

nerdyforbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

There are parts of this book I really loved and others that just added nothing to the story. 

I wish there had been more focus on Hazel, Kitty, the Golden Girls - more insight to their lives, the struggle, the fight. The reader got glimpses, but at times it felt very surface level. Theirs were still the strongest chapters in the book though, keeping me absolutely riveted to the pages. The “present day” flashes - while needed to explain how this all “started” - felt like they added nothing at times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Murder