Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

96 reviews

franksreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Racism, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racial slurs

bambicat234's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book mad me cry, it made me angry, and it surprised me SEVERAL times. The characters were realistic, and its rare I can praise a man for writing from the perspective of a female character so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Violence

mylangibson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Murder

em_gauts's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Murder

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Mental illness, Violence, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Infidelity, and Grief

chelle22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Sexual content, Deadnaming, Death, Violence, Car accident, and Cursing

bookstwokathryn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Addiction, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, and Animal cruelty

schrammanda's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

ferdie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

I cheered for Anna, I doubted Anna, and I was surprised by Anna. Overall, I enjoyed The Woman in the Window and connected with the characters just enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood and Animal cruelty

moraina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Unreliable narrator being gaslit for a large portion of the book. Several twists - I thought I had it figured out but things kept changing, it really picked up in pace for the last 100 pages or so. Things wrapped up nicely at the end. I don’t know that I would ever reread this, so I am not giving it five stars, but it was quite entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Infidelity, Stalking, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Drug abuse, and Addiction

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Grief