Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin

34 reviews

spikytortoise's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, Murder, Infidelity, Blood, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

jennibear's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

Contemporary Macbeth retelling for the #Metoo era, which I thoroughly enjoyed as a fan of Sakespeare's Macbeth. I liked the writing, it seemed like the sentences just float and all the repititions kept spooking in my brain. Also enjoyed the diverse (LGBTQIA+) characters even though they played not a huge part in the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Rape

clichemarker's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.25

This book isn't perfect, but holy shit is it good

A mix between Heather's and I spit on your Grave. The assault is never shown in graphic detail. I appreciate that. Too many times, in this type of story, they focus on the wrong parts. I'm glad she stuck to the vengeance, using their words against them. Showing their lack of guilt and remorse 
 I think she could have gone harder with the kills, but they were still pretty good.

The identity of the dazzle smile boy was pretty obvious throughout the book

 I think the whole novel was presented and handled well, it was almost therapeutic in a twisted sense 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Bullying

foreverbooked15's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Hate crime

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

Such a dark book. I love this take on Macbeth. The power oozes off the pages. This is a story for those who would have loved revenge. Jade is a force to be reckoned with, and the friendships are strong. I enjoy the exploration of female friendship - a coven to be jealous of. Just plain fierce, and I'm here for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

azyef's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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 violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Gore, Blood, Violence, Alcohol, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Rape, Gaslighting, and Medical content

Minor: Deadnaming

misareadss's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

5.0

idk i didn’t expect this book to turn out the way it did and the way it ended ??? not a cliffhanger but it still left me questioning everything. I devoured this book loved it 100% !!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Death, Deadnaming, and Rape

scarlethopester's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Rape

grrrlbrarian's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.0

I really enjoyed this - it had just enough Macbeth references to be satisfying for someone who knows the play, without completely losing someone who doesn’t. I love a female revenge plot and especially loved seeing it transferred to the YA setting du jour, private school. I appreciated that Capin really leaned into how unhinged Shakespeare plots often are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Sexual content and Drug use

Minor: Transphobia, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship