Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky

11 reviews

jayinbee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

I really adore this series and this book was no exception, however this was the first I had listened to as opposed to reading and while the narrator did a fine job, it made it harder for me to focus on. I had a lot of ideas as to where the mystery was going and I was kind of close but didn't quite guess it which was fun. I liked that we got a bit of resolution in the time travel, will she stay or try to go, area. I am not sure if Ms. McElwain plans on continuing the series because it was a tidy ending but I hope she does just because I enjoy the stories and plots so much that she is putting forth in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, War, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Genocide, and Gore

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

maecave15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, and Grief

jackierabbit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I CRIED FOR THIRTY MINUTES WHILE READING.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Child death, Slavery, Animal death, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, and Gore

misscassylee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

The first half was better then the second half for sure. I think she must have gotten worried about length, since the latter half definitely picked up speed. In all honesty, it would have been better if she had let the book be 800 pages or even turned it into a trilogy. There was definitely enough of a storyline to fill that in. I saw another review mention how the Norse gods weren’t very well developed and I would agree. I also thought that some of the characters were fairly surface and not fully developed. But this is because the second half is rushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, and Rape

thyme2sage's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Murder, and Violence

_annika__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Blood, Child death, Gore, Murder, Animal death, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Misogyny, Transphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, War, Abandonment, Colonisation, Death, Murder, and Pedophilia

mikki_9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

2.0

I loved the story, but Brandr’s character was flat to me. Everything toward the end seemed to kind of get jumbled, and Brandr’s character made even less sense. This book also covers gender, race, and colonialism in… possibly not good ways? The author’s white, but the story is about Inuit, there is a lot of talk of Omat’s gender, and some other stuff. 

The story was fast-paced and never boring and I liked Omat’s character, but idk how I feel about the aforementioned issues were handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy

emakay's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Outing, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and War

bookishthots's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Animal death, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Transphobia, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Xenophobia, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

dreamybee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Animal death, and Sexual violence

There is a fair amount of brutality in this book—some of it due to the evil that people do and some of it due to the reality of survival in a harsh environment—but I don’t think it overshadows the overarching story of individual determination. I enjoyed the look at life in the Arctic as well as the blending of mythologies that brought this story together.