Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Good Lie by A.R. Torre

102 reviews

coco78337's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

lupita_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

ms3333's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Kidnapping

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Self harm and Abortion

josisbooks's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

1.0

I went into this expecting.. something and then just abhorred the MC. 

CW: rape, violence, torture, emotional violence

The perspective changes were weird and annoying (who switches between one first person pov and two to five third person povs? why not stick with the third person in any case? i don’t get it). There’s some mildly concerning fascination with boobs - women about their own, sons about their mom’s boobs, predator boobs. There’s a boob for everyone.

The initial twist in the story was good, but I couldn’t get into how it played out with Robert. 

All in all, I think I’ve read washing labels with more riveting writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

purplenoodlepie's review against another edition

challenging mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

SPOILERS AHEAD!

When Gwen was writing the profile and didn't realise then that it was John BLEW MY MIND!!! I knew it was him and she couldn't put 2 & 2 together? This ruined a very good book for me. With all her years of experience there is no way she wouldn't have made that connection.

 Didn't warm to any of the characters but overall the story is good, fast paced and draws you in right til the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia

shasi__'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty

jusreadz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

“While there are some moral saints out there who have never wished ill on anyone, twenty percent of human beings have weighed the pros and cons of killing someone at some point in their lives.”

Six Dead Teens. A Serial Killer On The Loose.

Dr. Moore is an expert on killers but when she meets Robert Gavin, the father of BH Killers 6th victim, she starts to question herself. He’s very alluring but he’s hiding something from her and she just can’t put her finger on it. Robert hires Dr. Moore and together they look into the mind of the BH Killer, but it’s not who’s being accused did she miss something what is the 7th victim hiding since he escaped? So many twists and hidden secrets in this psychological thriller it was keep you reading until the last page.

This is my second book by A.R. Torre and I’m definitely in love with the style of writing! I love a good book that keeps me guessing until the end. I highly recommend this book to my fellow thriller lovers! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mellowbread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This got me hooked for a week before I finally sat down and finished it in one go. CSI and Criminal Minds were two of my frequently watched shows, and I'm a Psychology student, so I really enjoyed the deep dive into the psychology of killers. I think the author is good at hooking you in, leaving clues to keep you guessing, and even the side characters are well-described. Definitely read the content warnings beforehand, because this book covers a range of darker topics that I was sometimes unprepared for. 

I would've rated it higher if not for certain things that happened closer to the ending. Like I said, I'm a Psychology student, and some of the actions that Gwen (the main character) took struck me as really unethical and improper. I couldn't really relate to her because of this.

Like, just because your potential love interest is handsome, mysterious, and has a deep dark secret, she can just drop everything? And what about the fact that it gets revealed that he knew about who the killer was all along, and was manipulating her? There were so many red flags in this relationship that irritated me.

Even with the interesting plot, I still can't get over these things. Nonetheless, A Good Lie was still an enjoyable book because it gets you thinking about how well you really know a person and how far you would go for certain people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail