Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson

20 reviews

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, and Murder

bzliz's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Okay this may be the worst in the series. I still found it entertaining enough and I didn’t mind Stevie and her friends having some real coming of age moments but the internal monologue about David got old quick. I have a few concerns about her priorities since she was so consumed by thoughts of him while trying to solve a missing person/murder case. 

The mystery itself was much less solvable in my opinion. I did catch one of the main clues but I had a hard time connecting it to a killer since the cast was so big. I don’t know how I feel about this child going to spend the night at a house where someone is almost certainly a murderer. Stevie doesn’t have a very good sense of self preservation, which makes for a better book but is going to catch up to her someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

bella_cavicchi's review

funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I love the Truly Devious series. The books don't always hit the mark, but I don't really mind. Give me teen detectives solving cold cases! Why not! That said, I felt that the murder of the 90s far surpassed the present-day narrative here, and so my one complaint (if big) is that I wanted to spend the whole book in the Nine's company. It may also be my Cambridge/London bias...

A delight to devour all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Addiction, and Medical content

tanvi45's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Drug use

guessgreenleaf's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Blood, Alcohol, Addiction, Infidelity, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

kawaii_rose's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed reading this book, but I feel that Maureen Johnson is introducing too much conflict in Stevie and David's relationship. It would be refreshing if the author could shift her focus to the other relationship in the story, which is between Vi and Janelle, instead of always focusing on the main character and their love interest. She also didn't express what "kind" of asexual person Nate was, as if he was aroace, or just ace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit

I enjoyed reading this book, but I feel that Maureen Johnson is introducing too much conflict in Stevie and David's relationship. It would be refreshing if the author could shift her focus to the other relationship in the story, which is between Vi and Janelle, instead of always focusing on the main character and their love interest.

marioosa517's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. It was going to be 4.5 stars, and then the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit, Infidelity, Blood, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Torture, Addiction, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Suicide, and Homophobia

fionamatilda's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Infidelity, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

growintogardens's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

The last book was so good, and then we're given this, which is the weakest of the series imo. The author does a pretty good job writing creepy mysteries (this one was ok), but honestly, the relationship between Stevie and David is almost enough for me to stop reading entirely. He's the woooorst. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Violence

robin_reads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, and Death