Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

127 reviews

hokulani_'s review

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medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

the acknowledgements for these books are so cute also i love how the endings are like tying everything up but in like a poetic way kinda idk like in the last book
it ended with her seeing a moose and the first stevie pov chapter was with her talking about meese
merry christmas!!! dec 25 2024
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audreylj's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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bookb1itch's review against another edition

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

4.75

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lidiae's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

First off, the 70s Slasher-esque murder of this one is a huge escalation from the murders in first three books. So be prepared for that. The main reason this wasn’t a five star read like the first three is that things just wrapped up too fast and too conveniently. I felt like some things came out of nowhere at the wrap up
like it felt like the diary solved the case, not Stevie
, other things seemed to be left unsolved
like what happened to Michael Penhale? Did Todd actually do it? And on this note I felt like the main mystery should have been connected to the hit and run. I felt like we were constantly building up to that and then… nothing.
Also,
Patty’s role in her father’s murders seemed … odd. Maybe it’s just me, but what teenager upon finding out their dad is secretly an escaped Nazi war criminal would be cool with going along with the gruesome murder of 4 of her friends and her boyfriend? Idk, maybe Pattys relationship with her father just wasn’t developed enough for me to believe it
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itsheyfay's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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libcolleen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Stevie is delightful.
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kb_sherman's review

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adventurous 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? No

4.0

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huntress's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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paronomaniac's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

3.5

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mrsmishler's review against another edition

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mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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