Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Neon Gods by Katee Robert

198 reviews

rainythebrainy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Exactly what I was looking for in a romance book. I didn’t think I wanted something about the Greek gods but here we are. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

klsreads's review

adventurous reflective tense 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity and Medical content

Minor: War

autumnwitch14's review

adventurous dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Infidelity, War, and Suicide

honeygore's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Just another Persephone/Hades retelling and it was okay. The plot was meh and very predictable, but HOT DAMN the smut was excellent. 
I'm not usually a fan of instant love/lust but for some reason it really worked here (for me at least). It's definitely not going to be for everybody but I found it refreshing to read something I didn't have to take seriously! The amount of consent not only in smut scenes but in the characters every day lives was so great to see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Blood, Sexual harassment, and Murder

withloveandlights's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Murder

ashley_bitton's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

ispeakpurple's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

wickeddaisy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Cursing, and Murder

ringthatbelle's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I generally love Hades and Persephone retellings but this one didn’t do it for me. It felt like Lore Olympus fan fiction with how Robert constantly found ways to force intimate scenes. The scenes were good but barely added to the plot. The story came back around at the 80% mark but it was a very simple solution when the characters are facing a literal war and potential famine. The book was too short for any sort of meaningful world building and it felt half assed. It really was just an excuse to write dirty sex. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

aamcclure41's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Confinement

Bdsm (cursing and sexual content, minor confinement)