Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The One by John Marrs

277 reviews

eridri's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

paris_nicole's review

dark mysterious 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

4.5

This was a fun, interesting listen. The cast of narrators was great.

The story revolves around DNA technology, in which people can find their perfect match. It follows several people as they connect with their perfect matches. The results change the course of each of their lives, not necessarily for the better. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

tannisz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Murder

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

garck_2439's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lor_nia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-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? N/A

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

trumpeta19's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Murder

shelbypm's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

It was a very quick and easy read, and at times it was fun. But I found it unbearably predictable and I don’t appreciate the overly dramatic cliff hangers at the end of every chapter (and with each chapter only being 1-4 pages long, that’s an exhausting number of cliff hangers). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sarah_amy's review against another edition

mysterious 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

Really enjoyed listening to this one. Narrated by a great cast of voice actors that made up the 6 characters featured in this book. It gave very 'Black Mirror' vibes of a future that feels not too far off with technological and genetic advancements not too far-fetched. Loved how it showed the different moral and safety predicaments that genetically-matched coupling could bring. I was drawn in by all the characters, who were both charismatic and incredibly flawed, which made it difficult to know how to feel about them, making them more human. If any flaw, a couple of the endings felt a little rushed. I devoured all 11 hours of this in 2 days. Looking forward to rereading The Passengers next, now that I know it's somewhat part of a series (though both books serve well as stand-alones!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Torture, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

binch's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Abortion