Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen

8 reviews

psitstorrie's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Queer joy is central to the story, which was wonderful at balancing out the dark and tense moments. The character development of Andy made me emotional, and I love the new characters introduced. Fantastic sequel to the Lavender House. Queer history and a mystery all in one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Homophobia, Alcohol, Hate crime, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Cursing

purplepenning's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Such a great balance of classic gumshoe mystery, well-researched midcentury history, and skillful character development. Detective Andy Mills is finding his way, his community, and his calling — and I'm finding an arc of book 3 because these are some of the most satisfying mysteries I've read in a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Racism, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Hate crime, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual content

blackmail, threat of outing via explicit photos

mrshays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Misogyny, Racism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Outing, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious

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

4.5

Incredibly slow burn on the mystery in this one but it works really well as a character study of our noir detective, Andy, as he comes to terms with his past and works toward his (hopefully happy) future!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Misogyny, Murder, and Homophobia

Moderate: War

kal517's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

daryn's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Homophobia, and Police brutality

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence

laura_keoski's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Murder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Outing, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Violence and Racial slurs

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, War, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

v_v_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia and Hate crime