Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

16 reviews

bookburdy'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I liked the twists and turns, but some things seemed too 'convenient' for me.

Like the fact that the police officer wrote weird erotic poetry about the main character, thus making him seem guilty...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Murder

noceur's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

this book had so much potential but unfortunately it was kinda a let down. the concept was interesting and in the beginning things were quiet well but in the middle of the book something happened and i kinda lost interest. i didn't excepted that to happen at all but the i guessed the second plot twist(!) . overall it was an okay book but it could have ended better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

This is everyone's favorite Peter Swanson book. Since it's my third book by the author and the other ones didn't impress me that much, I had high hopes. But I guess Peter Swanson is just not for me. 
I was surprised by one twist halfway through the book, didn't see that one coming at all. Two other twists were nicely done. But the rest? Very predictable, and therefore not very exciting. 
I think my main issue was that I didn't care for the characters that much, especially Ted. His story line was way too boring, and it was hard for me to root for him. But it's not a bad book, and definitely not the worst one I read by this author. It just wasn't as good as people made me believe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Car accident

savannalorena5517's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Sooooo fast paced, a great read to get you out of a reading slump! My number one qualm and why it didn’t get 5 stars is the way one of the women is written, but since this book is by a man it’s kinda par for the course. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual assault

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Everybody lied. I really went into this thinking it was going to be this amazing thriller, but I was honestly bored because nothing much happened. As for the plot twists there was like one and it was whatever. I’m literally so disappointed. It was still fine, I liked lily but I just thought this would be better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence

katrinarose's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book was super readable and hard to put down, but that being said it was overhyped which left me disappointed. I was expecting crazy twists but I predicted two major twists (something I’m not usually great at), and then I kept waiting for the real twists which didn’t happen. Lily was a really interesting character but someone pointed out in another reviews that none of POVs had distinctive voices, which is so true. If this is really the best of the thriller genre, maybe this genre isn’t for me!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content