Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurian

4 reviews

lyfeinpr0gress's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

emmamc02's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Gun violence

mondovertigo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Child death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Racism

lilifane's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Should I be worried that this is the second book this year where I was rooting for a murderer/psychopath?
Anyway, I was really surprised by this book and by how much I enjoyed. It was written in such a fun way. It was super fast paced and didn't get boring for a second. It accomplished something that not many thrillers accomplish: It kept me guessing until the very end basically. I had no idea who the killer was or what would happen next because these characters were so unpredictable.
Usually, I get annoyed when characters act in an irrational way or do something stupid. But here the characters were actually pretty smart and when they did something stupid, it was still believable. That was very refreshing. (I mean, you spend most of the book in the heads of psychopaths and not every decision they make is "good". But I liked how the book showed that not everyone who is diagnosed with this disorder is necessary evil or a murderer.)
Also, I listened to the audiobook and loved it. The narrator does such a good job with the tone and voices, I laughed a lot just because of how she read some of the scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, and Suicide