Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Férias de Sonho by Katherine St. John

17 reviews

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a little slow to start and then picked up and had a few surprises I didn’t see coming and then dropped off again with an ending that felt a little confusing and anticlimactic. Overall a decent beachy thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Violence, Confinement, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt

pryorlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Murder, Drug abuse, and Drug use

sgrifgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Classism, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

rachelmerrie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s giving Gossip Girl, but with adults. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Murder

thimi_time's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.25

What a gripping book, I was hooked reading about the shady dealings of the wealthy and elite (and those trying to be the wealthy and elite). I liked how the end tied in nicely with some parts in the middle of the book, as well as the non-linear narrative that was similar to Memento. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, and Drug use

thebostonbibliophile's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Rape

boiler_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

mollysparkles's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

theworldisyourlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The book is more mystery, little thriller. Perfect for scary cats. Easy to read, good for a beach or weekend read.

The beginning was a little confusing has you try to figure out was going on and so much weird stuff starts happening that you are like Belle saying “that’s not normal, that’s not cool”. It really picked up for me past the middle of the book and from there I couldn’t put it down and just wanted my two questions answered. 

Which brownie points to the author, cause she did answer them. The ending did not surprise me much and it did wrap up very nicely. No loose ends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

amcfadden's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide and Rape