Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy

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flanneryeliza's review

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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

3.5

Generally enjoyed it, but found a lot of the twists fairly glaring. 
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andromedaa666's review

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dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

it’s amazing 
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kristenmneal's review

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dark mysterious tense slow-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

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moumoos's review against another edition

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

4.25

"Not bad for a man" is one of my favorite reviews on here. Nat Cassidy asks us and himself if he has any right to write this book, as a cis man and its valid enough to me that he isnt 100% sure because neither am I. More than anything I appreciate the effort that went into trying to get it right, acknowledging his privilege and the struggles the women in his life face and the unlearning he seems so dedicated to. 

Overall the story was unique to me, it was tense, decently paced and it was bloody and it didn't make me feel absolutely disgusted as a woman as many male authors who write on women's issues do. I much more enjoyed his writing than that of Kings who he seems to be partially inspired by and thats a big bonus to me. 

My review teeters between a 4 and a full 5 stars but I liked it nonetheless. 
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emilymae303's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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sarahashleigh5's review

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

4.0

Not bad for a man. 
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perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

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dark tense 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

4.5

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_emsreads's review

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

5.0

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smores11's review

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

3.75

Please make sure to read the trigger warnings in the Authors Note. I love horror but damn that one part had me put down the book and take a break for a little bit. 
Otherwise, A+ on the themes. Pacing was solid until the end of the book.
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je28mele's review

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challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

WOW WOW WOW. Easiest 5 star rating I’ve given in a while. This was weird and sick and twisted but sometimes funny (shout out Aunt Nadine!) and brilliant in all the right ways. There are so many male authors who try to write in female voices and something always feels off about it - Nat Cassidy is the exception to that rule. I would read a thousand books from Mary’s perspective. 
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