Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Das Dorf der toten Seelen by Camilla Sten

57 reviews

sorry_imbooked's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

odrib's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Ableism, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Rape

Minor: Cancer

bookishgoob's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

the atmosphere of this book was definitely chilling. there is mention of sexual assault & in another part it is hinted that a character was sexually assaulted. the ending made me feel like there should have been a bit more. it felt a little empty but it was enjoyable and creepy nonetheless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence

denasquirrel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

ekmoore11's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Ableism, and Sexual assault

jodine's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Ableism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

casuallyreadingx's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Okay, if you're looking for a spooky read, this book definitely fits the bill. It's the kind of book that I would not be able to handle in movie form—I couldn't stop listening to it because I just had to know what was happening or I wouldn't be able to sleep haha.

The narrator did a good job too. The blurb compares this book to two movies, and I think if I'd been familiar with those movies I probably wouldn't have read this...but honestly did not know what those movies were about lol. So this rating is my own fault; this genre is just not one that I particularly enjoy and, though I'm entertained while reading, I'm left with a "meh" feeling and a desire to start a different book immediately.

I was disappointed in the characters in this one. I never felt like I got to know any of them, not really. Even the main character doesn't have any tangible development. So I didn't really care about the characters as much as I would've liked. They made stupid decisions which of course had consequences and I just shrugged and kept reading.

Also, the "answer" to the mystery...was too unbelievable for me. I was left with a lot of questions about plausibility that I feel like were just ignored for the sake of the plot.

But like I said, this genre just doesn't do it for me—if you enjoy a good plot-focused mystery with spooky/creepy/horror elements, you'll probably like this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

Ableism against Autistic & Intellectually Disabled character including demonization,

rape, brutal murder,

and usage of mental age theory. There’s also demonization of schizophrenia & psychosis, including

characters shaming another for not forcing someone to disclose their schizophrenia, and a character being assumed violent due to having a history of psychosis

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beholderess's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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: Murder, Mental illness, and Ableism

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Self harm