Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Good Lie by A.R. Torre

92 reviews

bookishbarbellbestie's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Read half of the book physical and the other half via audiobook. I enjoyed it over well but had some qualms with the long line of characters introduced and felt the multiple plot twists bombshells at the end though shocking a couple aspects of it either didn’t make sense or I found could’ve been left out all together and still had the same effect. I did not see the reveal coming at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Child death, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

taylorp0113's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Abortion

evaadamiak's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion

hellobungalow_rachel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Murder, Child abuse, Torture, and Grief

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I watch way too many true crime stories for any of this to have surprised me, but it was enjoyable none the less.

A lot of unnecessary scene setting - clothes descriptions, random gestures, etc - and not enough character depth. Story lines fell flat, and as an avid reader of this genre, I pinned the killer by the middle of the book. The ending was a bit too well packaged for me as well - I could have dealt without the last few chapters entirely.

The story was fun, fast paced and thrilling - I listened to the audio book and loved it. I would recommend to folks new to the genre with a big ol trigger warning attached.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Abortion, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Stalking, Torture, Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Blood, Homophobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Rape, and Sexual assault

bria_and_books's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia

a_libraryghost's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is good but nothing spectacular. I found the plot twist a bit predictable though there were little surprises and everything wraps up quite nearly. It was a good quick and easy read to get me out of a reading slump but not something I’m gunna come back to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Murder

emilylikesbread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

A great thriller. Hooks you in from the begging and is good at keeping you guessing until the end. I liked how the story unraveled. There were enough twists to keep it interesting, but not so many that it felt forced. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

tspice24's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, and Torture

icelandicbookreview's review

2.0

It might have been my fault for assuming this was more of a mystery/thriller, but there was wayyyy too much romance or romantic elements. I also should have checked TW/CW before reading because I was not ready for some of the content. (I read as an audiobook going to and from work.) I think I would have enjoyed it more if there was less "romance". The story was really interesting, and I think other people would really enjoy it. This just wasn't for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content