Reviews tagging 'Death'

Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman

6 reviews

crystalisreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infidelity, Death, Cursing, Blood, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Alcohol, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Racism, Stalking, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racism

ajpb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Murder, and Pedophilia

silentrequiem's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Death

Minor: Rape, Misogyny, and Racism

blewballoon's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was pretty good. I really like Katharine Schellman's Lily Adler mysteries, and I was interested to see their take on a 1920s murder mystery. I liked most of the main characters, and the mystery investigation and 1920s setting were done well enough. I think my biggest complaint is that some of the dialogue felt a little too clunky or loaded with unnatural exposition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Adult/minor relationship

marioosa517's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy, Confinement, Infidelity, Classism, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Xenophobia, and Racism

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, and Police brutality

foreverinastory's review against another edition

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

3.5

Thank you to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

3.5/5 I did enjoy this but I kind of wanted more from it.

Last Call at the Nightingale is a Jazz age mystery murder. Vivian Kelly is trying to make ends meet at her dress shop job with her sister, while at night she goes out dancing and drinking at the Nightingale. One night Vivian finds someone murdered, next thing she knows, she's being arrested in a raid. When the boss of the Nightingale, Ms. Huxley, asks Vivian to look into the murder, Vivian doesn't know if she should. But she wants answers herself, looking into the dark side of NYC puts her in deeper danger than she expects.

Vivian was an easy character to like. I totally got that she wanted to enjoy her youth, not just waste it working at the miserable dress shop. I do wish her relationship with her sister was better discussed. It mostly felt like Florence was made into a villain because she doesn't approve of Vivian's nightly activities. To an extent I get it, but Florence is entitled to her own opinion and likes. It felt like she wasn't given the page time to explore or explain this to her sister.

I loved the cast of the Nightingale. Bea and Danny were such great friends to Vivian. I loved these two so much. Then there's Ms. Huxley. I was so in love with this boss ass bitch. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Vivian and Hux, I wish we got more of it. I did enjoy her relationship with Mr. Green, but it didn't have the same intensity as Hux did.

The murder mystery was so well done. This part I have zero complaints. I loved seeing Vivian snooping around and figuring shit out. There were so many twists and turns and I enjoyed this part of it very much.

Rep: white bisexual female MC, Jewish male love interest, white lesbian female love interest, Chinese male side character, Black female side character. 

CW: Illegal alcohol consumption (prohibition), blood, death, gun violence, injury/injury detail, lesbophobia/lesbomisia, queer slur, misogyny, murder, panic attacks, racism, sexism, violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, and Violence