Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

3 reviews

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Medical content, Self harm, Blood, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Stalking

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Ableism, Antisemitism, Classism, Gaslighting, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Trafficking, Confinement, Xenophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A clever and witty tale of retiree assassins who are targeted by their own agency for removal. People generally don’t pay much attention to old women so they can slip past unnoticed - a good skill for a killer. They’re always underestimated by ageist misogynists and that’s definitely to the detriment of the person making the wrong assumption. 

This book is a really violent cozy mystery - not very cozy at all but with cozy main characters, four women who’ve studied and killed together for forty years. We learn about their training and how it molded these women into such dangerous assassins. They’re comfortable together, playing off each other’s talents and covering for each other’s weaknesses. 

It’s very funny - instead of a James Bond sort of suave killer, these women are coping with osteoporosis and bad backs. I love their strength and resilience, but even more I love that they didn’t take any $hit from anyone. Definitely a hit book for older women readers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Abandonment, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Gore, and Grief

megangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Torture, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Gun violence