Reviews tagging 'Murder'

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

285 reviews

ngregg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, Transphobia, Medical content, and Colonisation

alibrarymouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While the idea of this book sounds so interesting, I just couldn’t get behind the characters. The side characters really make this book because Juliette and Roma weren’t really likable. 

It’s also super gory, so it was a little gross to repeatedly hear about

people ripping their own throats out

I understand the point trying to be made, but this goes a little too far with it. I did like the world created and explored because 1920s Shanghai was interesting, but there were a few things even within the plot I would have liked explained a bit more. 

Maybe these get cleared up in the sequel? However, I wasn’t moved enough by anyone or anything to have much interest in the next and felt the ending was satisfactory enough to just call it a day after this one. 

Worth reading for the world and the commentary on colonialism/imperialism, but the slow burn, friends to enemies to lovers and twist at the end wasn’t my favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

angel__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

It was pretty good - tbh better, than I thought at the beginning.
Most characters I didn't like, including the main character Juliette. 
And it's quite brutal, so check the trigger warnings before reading!
Rep.: trans, gay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Deadnaming, Transphobia, Car accident, and Death of parent

brookeimcfeely's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, and Medical content

mblanke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism

jooniethemoonie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

this book has been on my tbr for FOREVERR 😭 glad I finally got to it! ready for the next one 🤞

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Torture, War, and Classism

tell_them_stories's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Death of parent

Parasitic lice-like insects

anna_333'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? Yes

5.0

Nothing like I expected, loved it's gritty darkness while maintaining likable characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic