Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The End of Alice by A.M. Homes

20 reviews

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not entirely sure how to sum up this book. It was an interesting read, and i think the writing was very well done, but the ending left a lot of loose ends that i think could have been explored more. 

The final chapter was especially disturbing to me, and there were many scenes that made me feel very icky, so this certainly isn’t a book for the faint hearted and definitely check trigger warnings before picking this up because it gets very heavy very quickly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

aknaag's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.75

Holy god damn shit… holy fucking hell

What a hard story to consume, so depraved and so realistic. The amount of times I’ve gasped, and stared at the wall mid read is countless. 

The writing is sooo unique. The breaking of the fourth wall and the quick changes between past and present is done so well that it wasn’t lost on me at all. And that in itself is such a feat. I enjoyed that.

Can’t say I enjoyed the secondary characters storyline so much although she was there to serve some purpose.

The ending scene, the final ending scene had me so gagged and shocked I’m gonna be thinking about that for like… forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

eefsteefs's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Incest, Child abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Vomit

spooky_taylor's review

dark 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

1.0

I was not a fan, felt it went way too far into a very taboo topic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Violence, Child death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death, and Child abuse

always_a_reader's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

catell's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Rape, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug use, Self harm, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Grief, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

radiohex's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pedophilia, and Murder

beaverla's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child death, Rape, Murder, Incest, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Gore

sapph1re's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Rape, Murder, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual assault, and Child abuse