Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Company of Fiends by Kathryn Moon

16 reviews

rae_meadows's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, and Slavery

shinyfox's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Gore

Minor: Grief, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

gaymoonreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Trafficking, and Violence

discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This shocked me, because honestly, I didn’t expect to like it as much as A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor—the length was what intimidated me, along with reviews saying it was more plot-heavy than the first book; I was worried it’d be overwritten—but I actually enjoyed this one a lot more! 

The characters were so interesting (I’ve read a lot of monster romance, so I know what to expect from an Orc or Fae or Demons, but the Gemini was a genuine, pleasant surprise), and the slow-building tension within the relationships actually added to my overall enjoyment. I didn’t think it was overwritten. It held my attention, to the point where even when it was like 1 am and my eyes were half-closed, I couldn’t stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Slavery, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Grief, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence

apersonfromflorida's review

adventurous 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Death of parent

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Minor: Slavery, Rape, Torture, and Sexual violence

givemaribooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. Kathryn Moon has done it again! I liked the setting of this book so much, and that it had more of a plot than the previous book. I do wish we had gotten to know all the mmcs equally; there were some of the men that we did not get really get to know them as well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual violence

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Kathryn Moon knows how to write some of the best "why choose?" polyamorous romance I've ever read. Hands down. Each character relationship has such thought and care put into the cultivation. They make so much sense because you see *why* the pairings work, not just "I'm hot. You're hot. Let's bone."

I loved returning to the Tempting Monsters world and exploring new characters, monster species, and continuing the fight against Birsha. I loved getting a visit from Esther and her Star Manor gentlemen, and a return of Marius the basilisk from The Basilisk of Star Manor short that came out in an anthology earlier this year. Knowing a few more of the handsome monsters in this book will get more page time in the next was fun to feel like getting some sneak peeks.

To have half the endurance and capacity to love as Hazel and Esther do is mind boggling. Like, cheers ladies. I'd never get anything done! But then again, being doted on by outrageously wealthy monsters means you don't have to, right? Honestly, goals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Violence and Trafficking

shaipanda's review against another edition

5.0

Bro how was this even better than the first one??? Was convinced it could not possibly get better and to be fair this book is kinda surprisingly long for what it is (the only other smut book I’ve read that’s this long is probably some of Sophie Lark’s books cause some of hers are over 500 pages too I think) but that’s honestly probably my only even slight complaint - and I do think the page count makes sense given the content but it did suprise me, I absolutely devoureddd this book and am so glad I immediately started it after book 1 tho I will say it has mildly ruined me sleeping the last few days cause I’ve just been reading it non stop lol 
Oh only other slight criticism is that the beginning is idk if slow is the right word but considering that the first book it’s fairly clear from the beginning what the book is gonna look like, this book was way way less clear and it kinda threw me off and I can see some ppl DNFing it at the beginning because of that potentially 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual violence

lotte5322's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent