Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

These Toxic Things by Rachel Howzell Hall

4 reviews

brynhayes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Confinement, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Gore, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, and Stalking

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Domestic abuse

boba_n_books's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An interesting read with twists and turns that kept my attention. The memory bank is an interesting concept, and I love the way it played into the mystery of the book. Think of it as the Dread Pirate Roberts of serial killers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Grief

britgirlreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Stalking

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Medical content, Mental illness, and Medical trauma