Reviews tagging 'Death'

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

22 reviews

podkin's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder

huntress's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy

bellaq's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

eva_vva's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Classism

friends's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous 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: No

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Really heart going and quite fast pace book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Big plot Swiss at end

violet_viper's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Racism, Suicide

emuna's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood

Minor: Alcoholism

sophie_halson's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence

violet_pages's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Pregnancy, Colonisation

bookb1itch's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Yes

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This series of books was in my school library before I was and I often wondered at a series about murder for tweens.  Finally, I got around to listening to it, and I feel Stevens has a real knack for presenting a murder mystery as a tutorial for readers new to the genre.  Some of the themes would appear to be inappropriate for young readers (infidelity, unmarried teacher having a baby - around WWI, adoption of said baby, teen suicide, and of course murder) but they are handled simply and without unnecessarily gory details.  At present, one of my more mature 11yo students is reading this, on the understanding that she will return it if anything is too confronting.  I'm curious as to what she will think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Pregnancy