Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

5 reviews

chelbelle122's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Death, Gore, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

isabelle_mary's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I had really high expectations for this book. I mean old ladies that use to be assassins had so much potential! I feel like the writer did not write the characters well for the age that they were. I often forgot they were 60 and thought they were 25-30. I feel like I would have enjoyed the book better if their age was reflected better. The overall storyline was good, but I felt could've been better. This book had sooo much potential, but personally feel like it was not executed well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

faduma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, and Misogyny

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Torture, Alcohol, Car accident, War, Sexism, Abandonment, Blood, Vomit, and Gun violence

analea_lucille's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

As a Quaker and a pacifist, I never thought I could love a book about murder so much…but these assassins crept their way into my heart! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Death, Excrement, Torture, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Addiction, Cursing, Colonisation, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Pregnancy