Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Such Charming Liars by Karen M. McManus

8 reviews

stories's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A fast paced ride full of twists and turns as plot evolves and escalates. An unlikely trio of teens are left piecing together the facts while all the adults lie through their teeth. Plenty of incorrect theories abound. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Stalking

lulibooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

novelsally's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Well I didn't guess the ending!  I'm not sure if I ended up liking how everything came together but I did like the heist bits.  Some of the reasoning and choice making were questionable, I'm not sure if I'd agree that 16-17 year old's are that inconsistent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

velkeyta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

Karen M. McManus NEVER misses, I was so invested.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

bmceleney's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

   This is one of her better ones! I found it less predictable, but I'm sure some people saw the main villain coming, I didn't however. There were enough villains that it was hard to tell who was truly evil and who wasn't. 

   There was a diversity in sexuality, with one bi/pan character, and one gay main character. But no diversity in the race of the characters, who were all white.

    Overall, I found it enjoyable, though a bit darker than the author's other books. The MCs were likable but a lot of the lesser characters weren't. 

Narrator(s) Rating: 4.5 stars

   The narrators did an excellent job. They could have used a bit more vocal differences to characters for a 5-star rating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

The toxic relationships are between Gem and pretty much everyone. As well as Jamie and Kat's dad, whose name I can't remember.

miyataylor_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Karen McManus writes, I read. Simple as that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent