Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Falling Girls by Hayley Krischer

6 reviews

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

rainb0wreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

This book was incredibly captivating. Yes, just like these girls seemed to have these extreme chokehold on their friendships, this book had a chokehold on me. I was intoxicated with how intoxicated they were with each other. Toxic relationships can start with those that we have with our family’s, but it can also start with the way we treat our friends. Girls are taught to socialize and be social creatures but aren’t warned at a young age of the severity we will hold onto those relationships. With morbid twist this book finds a fantastic way to capture just how badly girls get wrapped up in each other and each others lives and emotions so instantly and intensely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Body shaming and Dysphoria

cyan_altaria's review

emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book had phenomenal characters but had issue with plot.  The characters, and the relations with each other where deep and layered.  Everyone had motives for doing what they did, even when they were doing terrible things.  The friendships and animosity between the girls where complex and compelling.  But, the dynamic between Shade and her mother felt shallow.  The plot in the beginning was quite good, but I felt like it started meandering after the murder.  The ending also felt rushed, and the conclusion didn't have enough of a leadup.  All in all, a solid book that shines with it's multifaceted characters..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder and Gaslighting

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia

melaniereadsbooks's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Teen for an arc of this book. 

When Shade decides to join the cheer team, her best friend, Jadis is not happy with her change of tune. But things quickly get weird as the three Chloe's begin to encompass more of Shade than just her afterschool time. When The Chloes, Shade, and Jadis all take molly at the homecoming dance, it's supposed to be a way for them to bond. Instead, it ends in someone's death...but whose fault was it.

Whooo this is a dark book about Cheerleading. I loved reading about how utterly toxic all these girls were and how all-encompassing everything that happened to them was. It is so incredibly dramatic and so fun to read. Really interesting true case of murder that this was inspired by, too!

I really liked the character depth in this one! Honestly, all of these characters are disasters but I loved reading about them. Shade is especially interesting! Great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Bullying

foreverinastory's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

Thank you to Penguin teen and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. 

Rep: female MC, lesbian female side character, sapphic female side character, Indian-American female side character, Black female side character.

CWs: Alcohol consumption (underage), blood, body shaming, bullying, death, drug use, drug overdose, emotional abuse, fatphobia, gaslighting, grief, injury/injury detail, murder, toxic friendship/codependency. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse