Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal

34 reviews

illusivejam's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism, Death, and Murder

silentrequiem's review

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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Police brutality, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Sexism, Classism, and Ableism

eleanora's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Police brutality

Minor: Drug abuse, Confinement, and Drug use

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny 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

This book was so much fun! What could be better than a murder mystery set on a space cruise ship? This was my first Mary Robinette Kowal book, but it won’t be my last!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Drug use, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism

readsacb's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

If you are interested in reading what I would call a noir space mystery, this could be a good next read for you.  I enjoyed it & the author to me accomplished what she was trying to do for this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

iono's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Medical content, Sexism, Ableism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual content

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

tanouska's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I had such a good time reading this 💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Chronic illness

Minor: Kidnapping

caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Classism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Ableism, Murder, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Transphobia, Sexual content, and Blood

qteabeans's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked so much of this book, but it was also hard to have a hero who fell into the brilliant and deserving billionaire trope, though it was nice to see that trope handed to a woman. Some of the mystery felt messy and there were parts that felt confusing or only half explained. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death