Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

85 reviews

catell's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Suicide, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexism, Infidelity, Grief, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Rape, Child death, Violence, Trafficking, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

cc_tay's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Rape, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Grief, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Kidnapping, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Child abuse, Blood, and Alcoholism

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Sexism, Suicide, Misogyny, Bullying, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

olliev15's review

challenging inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

really enjoyed the way it’s written, the relationship between the women is outstanding

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Classism

cheyenne7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Pregnancy, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence

mollymadworld's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

5.0

Heartbreaking, strong woman fighting to survive in a world not built for them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Slavery, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Deportation, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Abortion, Death of parent, Drug use, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide

garciaga's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

I'm so disappointed by this book, I really hoped I would like it. The plot is just a list of horrible things happening to women. The main character is supposed to be smart, and willing to do anything to regain her freedom, and yet, she has barely any agency. You could argue that it is more character driven then, which I would be fine with, but all of them feel so surface level and one dimensional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide, Misogyny, Slavery, Death of parent, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Abortion

secunda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

4.75

This book is incredible! As a Classics student, I’m really put off by historical fiction with glaring  inaccuracies, but I didn’t sense any within this book. It obviously reminded me a lot of walking through Pompeii, but also of reading Ovid’s Amores as well. If you’re a fan of Pompeii, Ovid, Roman Comedy, or women in antiquity, I highly recommend giving this a read. My only critique was that the dialogue didn’t always feel like what a Roman would say, but based on interviews with the author, that seems to have been intentional.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Death, Trafficking, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Confinement, Abortion, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming

eelizard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Child death, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Classism, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, and Mental illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lottselgar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• 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

4.75

never felt more attached to a group of women who work in a brothel before

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Abortion, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Death of parent, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence