Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill

8 reviews

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

All she wanted to do was move closer to her brother and try her hand at being a writer. But somehow she ended up inside of a murder mystery wilder than anything she could have wrote.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Murder, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia

raelle37's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book kept me engaged from beginning to end. Some of the twists were truly unexpected (even if the official summary is spoiler-ridden). The journey of an aspiring writer who has her world quickly implode around her will have you wondering who is behind everything and how all the threads weave together.

There are some moments of confusion or where characters act in ways that require you to really suspend your disbelief. The time skips toward the end felt a bit disjointed. Overall though, I was able to follow and stay engaged throughout.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Grief, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pandemic/Epidemic, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Sorry needed to be tighter. Too many loose strands, and too many open questions as a result.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

ashley_wohner's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

There were so many different events and misdirections that I feared it would end up in a mess with plot holes... but it didn't. There were lots of sneaky clues hidden to put together along the way. I thought that it was an interesting new take, especially in the later parts. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Confinement, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

macaronsandmermaids's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Alcohol

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Murder

anilourengo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

We are following Theo Benton in her new adventure of being a writer. 

She left law school and decided to move with his brother to start her career as a writer. In the meantime, she got in the middle of a murder investigation, conspiracy theories, assassins and fighting for her and his brother lives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Adult/minor relationship