Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell

10 reviews

emma_sky's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood and Classism

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Stalking, Xenophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Suicide, Rape, and Emotional abuse

juffnstuff's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Racism and Rape

spaghettireads's review against another edition

funny mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

cassielaj's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I did not vibe with this book. I found the writing odd and the characters insufferable. Parts of it were somewhat interesting, but others were a slog to get through. I felt like the author tried too hard to distract from the obvious solution with additional twists and details that didn’t really work. I only finished the book because I wanted to know if my guess was right (it was). It made me laugh once or twice, but otherwise I don’t have many positive things to say about it. It beats you over the head with satire, and the “commentary” doesn’t go far enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism

vaindesi's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Rape and Murder

katgoetzzz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the mystery and who-dun-it aspect of the book. There were enough clues to where you could solve the who, but the why was still a bit of a surprise at the end. I appreciated the inclusion of a larger mystery surrounding the original murder. Definitely looking forward to reading the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

rishel's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Suicide, and Infidelity

lauren_mc87's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

Murder mystery isn't normally my preference in reading but I found this to be entertaining & spurred me on to keep finding out who the murdered was. Everything came together really well & I wasnt able to guess who the murderer was which was great.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Abortion, Infidelity, Rape, Toxic relationship, Death, and Sexual assault

_kennedyrose_'s review

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

katiej's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

A really unique and interesting Murder Mystery. Really enjoyed the concept and deep dive into socialite culture.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Rape