Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

138 reviews

dannoboy'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Gore, Rape, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, and Pedophilia

taepioca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Physical abuse, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence

kathyreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, War, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Rape, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Torture, and Vomit

leonormsousa's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Violence, War, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Vomit

dilara2912w's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Torture, Violence, War, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Rape

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexism, Sexual assault, Classism, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War

kbairbooks's review against another edition

This is a book that is intensely triggering for me and even if I wasn’t having a rough time it would still be hard. I am making the executive decision to accommodate myself and my needs and DNF this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Torture

deb_prosp's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

While Forna's prose is clunky and cliché at times (cue multiple mentions of "tears welled up in/ burned/ pricked my eyes"), the plot itself feels groundbreaking in its diverse cast of characters and rapid world-building. 'The Gilded Ones' was a solid page turner that sat comfortably in my thoughts once finished. I would not object to reading the sequel. 

Quite an enjoyable and relaxing read despite the darkly graphic and violent content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Blood, Sexual violence, War, and Xenophobia

yulecogs's review against another edition

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, War, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Slavery

knunderb's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

Overall an entertaining read! I enjoyed it. One of the twists I was expecting, but it didn't go exactly as I thought it would. It was nice to be surprised when I thought it was going to be totally predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and War

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism