Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier

11 reviews

lizziaha's review

3.25

This book has the bones of a great story, but a lot of it felt a little surface level. I wish there had been a deeper dive into the characters and their motivations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Deportation, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

tacochelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.0

This was a really cool ya fantasy, with a world inspired by medieval Europe during the black death. The mystery that drives the plot was really interesting, though I'm a little iffy on how it wraps up. The mc Cas has the ability to see and speak to ghosts, and I wish it was used more in the story. It was never fully explained, and with a plot focused on who is killing those closest to the queen, I thought we'd see Cas' power in action more, but it didn't, really.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Torture

Minor: War, Confinement, and Child death

lausiusplau's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Violence, and Infertility

valpuri's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: War, Homophobia, Rape, and Vomit

tmdreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book. It’s a linear plot and I read it quickly.  Not an overly complex plot but sometimes that’s just what you what. It has what I like in a YA fantasy, what I would consider a romp, good action with a couple twists and slow burn romance. 

It’s somewhat gory so if that turns you off keep that in mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Murder, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Excrement, Animal death, Grief, Murder, and Death

Minor: Infertility, Death of parent, and Medical trauma

shannnne_reads_words's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Death of parent, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Animal death, Confinement, Torture, and War

misterwisp's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

It's a satisfying fast paced read with good characters. It was compelling enough to stay up for. Plague is part of the story so you might expect this to be really dark but it came across more as melancholy but not in a depressing way. There is somehow a hopeful centre to it all that felt genuine and not naive. It's good! You should read it :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, War, Abandonment, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Murder, Animal death, Torture, and Pregnancy

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Child death, Blood, Confinement, and Animal death

Moderate: War

Minor: Addiction

coconut_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

J'ai beaucoup aimé les personnages, et surtout la relation entre Cas et Lena. Leur relation romantique/platonique change de ce que j'ai pu lire et ça a très bien fonctionné dans cette histoire.

 De plus, je pensais avoir résolu le mystère mais je me suis fait avoir par les fausses pistes de l'auteure, rendant le plot twist encore plus inattendu. 

Le thème de la résilience y est présent et très bien amené, surtout après la résolution du mystère. 

J'aurais aimé que le passé et la capacité de Cas à voir et communiquer avec les fantômes nous soient d'avantage expliqué et qu'il y ai une sorte de prologue "5 ans après"

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Medical trauma and Vomit

kestrel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 I loved this book so much! It's an overall well-crafted story with characters that feel real, and with a very cozy atmosphere despite the horrible things that happened in the past and the new danger in the present. While I can think of possible additions that could have made the book perfect (like perhaps a few pages more with the main antagonist), I feel so emotionally connected with this story that I don't care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Infertility, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and War