Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

74 reviews

ayodougie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

3.5 stars. Great plot and suspenseful but no real plot twist and was kind of predictable. 3.5 stars they could have went over the edge with this one but fell short. This first part had me indulged with it's fast pace and suspense, but the second part kind of sizzled everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use and Addiction

kyra_joy's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Was definitely an interesting story, and feels like it should have its own short series on Netflix. Only lost me as the some pieces felt a bit too unreal, and some of the writing felt a bit cheesy but very good overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Addiction, and Kidnapping

itsmebecca'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A bit predictable at the end but I enjoyed reading this book, though I had to take some breaks as it can be very heavy to read before bed or a lot at once. I recommend it to anyone who likes psychological thrillers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicide

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Blood

Minor: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

hayleyteasdalebooks's review against another edition

dark fast-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

Interesting premise but the stupidity of the characters mainly frustrated me and left me rolling my eyes. An average thriller that isn't particularly thrilling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Drug use

jgwags's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Gore, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Abortion, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Vomit, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

This was super fast paced and a fun time. It’s a really interesting concept that kept me on the edge of my seat. I didn’t love the last 150 pages because of the direction it took, but it was still thrilling. I liked the characters and I liked the romance what can I say. Also the fact that this had 77 chapters made me happy( if you know you know). If you want a fast paced entertaining thriller I would recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Violence, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

allapaz's review against another edition

3.25

let's take morally grey and make it reeeeal morally grey

a solid lil thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Drug use, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship

kr29's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm and Child death

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, and Domestic abuse