Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

167 reviews

shaqydoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This made me laugh. It made me angry. It was gut wrenchingly real and portrayed guilt and addiction in a way that left me speechless. Twisty turny, gruesome, and so so heartbreaking, this book gets a solid 5 from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lindavs22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Vomit, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

heykibekey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

This book will leave you sobbing. Slaughter’s storytelling and description of some of the darkest places, ideas, actions, etc. makes her a master. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Pandemic/Epidemic

joekliverpool's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Abandonment

Read the content warnings before starting this book.

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Never knew what was coming strong the corner. Tackles big issues seamlessly. Couple of surprises along the way. Lots of trigger warnings: sexual content, molestation, child porn and pedophilia, child abuse, and addiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism

icieri's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

melovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

iluvbats63's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

if you don’t want to hear about covid constantly, i’d pass.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

notbrhymes's review against another edition

3.5

Goddamn that was rough

I will not I hate Covid discussions in books and this one was HEAVY on the Covid discussions. Personally, I don’t like discussions that ground me in a certain timeframe. But the author explained why she chose to do this and I understand it is her preference.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail