Reviews tagging 'Murder'

You're Invited by Amanda Jayatissa

31 reviews

loy127's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Pedophilia, Murder, and Domestic abuse

michaelion's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

If "Now you ain't hear this from me..." was a book. If a telenovela was set in Sri Lanka. I'm sure they have a word for it. As always, rich people are evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Stalking, Self harm, Abandonment, Mental illness, Classism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Outing, Misogyny, Addiction, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content and Pedophilia

readingwithcoffee's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Pedophilia

muddymind's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Read if: you want a whodunit with multiple povs, interested in Sri Lankan culture/representation, like unreliable/unlikable main characters, want a lighter mystery that doesn’t go too deep into some heavier themes, want to explore the complexities of female friendship.  

Don’t Read If: you want a fast paced story(this is more of a slow burn), you easily get confused with a large cast of characters, if you’re sensitive to self harm, if you find most mysteries predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Self harm

kellylayne's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I thought this a fun and twisty thriller. Most of the characters felt well developed, though one of the main characters felt a little undercooked to me. Characters were definitely unlikeable, but in a way that was interesting and suited a thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

thecleversiamese's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, and Domestic abuse

ramenfuneral's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

cowboykid's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

Very predictable but engaging

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Pregnancy

kerryamchugh's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Loved the author's previous novel, but the pacing of this one didn't click for me, and the frame of the story as told in interviews to private detectives didn't ring true and distracted from the character building, even as it was used as a device to explain the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pedophilia

caidyn's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

It was a good read, but also average. I didn't love the characters by any means. They were amazingly flawed, but I don't feel the need to keep this book to reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Murder