Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Slippery Creatures by KJ Charles

9 reviews

sohma4uesugi's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Damnit, Kim. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Torture, Homophobia, and Confinement

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, and War

12dejamoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

So intensely readable ahh. I am shelving it as a romance but it is more like a mystery with a bit of kissing sometimes. It was really so excellent I didn't want to put it down at any point and I have full intention of reading the next book. It reminds me of the tone of something like Grantchester and that can only be a good thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Moderate: Violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Death

Minor: Outing, Police brutality, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, and Blood

koyotl's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

A thoroughly fun romp - I found myself really drawn to Will, the main character, and the many misfortunes that fall upon him. His relationship with Kim is fascinating and I can’t wait to read more about the two of them! The mystery was enjoyable, the witty banter between Will and Kim was delightful, and I don’t know about y’all but I LOVE a capable main lead. Onto the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Murder, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

3.75

There were parts of this book I really liked, and there were many parts that fell flat for me. I didn't like the intense focus on war which felt pro-war in some ways (Will's disapproval was very focused on a lack of support upon returning and not on the tragedy that is war as a whole). It was also tough to understand the lack of emotional reaction to Will just killing people?

This being said, Will and Kim are a fun dynamic together and Phoebe is a gem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, War, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Cursing, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Infidelity and Alcohol

littlewishling's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? Yes

5.0

This was awesome! Charles managed to use lying and miscommunication in a way that didn’t make me want to pull my hair out and I absolutely adore Phoebe and Maisie! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

unwise_samwise's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, and Torture

Minor: War, Gun violence, and Blood

biblioseph's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

OMG, both of these men are horrible. They are both assholes and I loved this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity

There are numerous mentions of war as one of the characters is a WWI veteran.

kuripan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content