Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

162 reviews

krhe's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Llevo unos días pensando en cómo escribir esta reseña y sigo sin saber muy bien cómo hacerlo. 

Trata varios temas complicados, y sí bien algunos fueron un poco yikes, uno de los temas más jodidos se trató desde el respeto y la suficiente distancia como para no volverse catalizador traumático. Que teniendo en cuenta el historial, está bien no ser gráficos. 

Tiene un ritmo como raruno, y algo me olía sobre cómo iba a desarrollarse el argumento desde bastante pronto. Y acerté con el último twist de los capítulos finales. 

El final me ha dejado un poco ñeh tho. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

zulixe's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Such a fantastic read. It just wraps you in and doesn't let you go out. Some passages were so tense I couldn't read fast enough to know what is going to happen.
And there is a beautiful found family 

But I encourage everyone to look at the CW for this book, there is some dark shit in this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abortion

davegrohlsgf_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the layout and writing style of this book was really good, and the fact that it had short chapters was amazing as well! i loved the representation in it (bisexual rep, chronic illness rep). but, the amount of trauma nora had been through saddened me, and i wanted to punch her mum so badly. nora and iris <33 i have a huge crush on iris rn (and wes ofc) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

clauly_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

emily_reads09's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This is honestly my new favorite book. I loved the story and all the characters are so cool. I appreciated the short chapters and loved the overall set up of the book (having the time, the tools, different color pages for the flashbacks, etc.). I thought the mix of writing styles worked really well and helped me to read for longer periods of time. What really elevated this book to god-tier status was the last three pages — the resources & hotlines and the note on endometriosis. Tess Sharpe has written a thrilling and emotional book and has taken great care in doing so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

hayley777's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

TW: abuse, child abuse, assault, sexual assault, child sexual assault etc. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Murder

lucytoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

_rae6021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

bookspaperink's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Vomit, and Murder

lotten4's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The tempo is high, the main character badass and the story sad but those parts are not longer or more detailed than necessary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit