Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz

5 reviews

litliz's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Trafficking, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Stalking, Confinement, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Abandonment, Ableism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

fatherofmysteries's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Captures the feel of Holmes, true to the characters, but with the darker, hidden side at the forefront. Not afraid to rip off the bandaid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Addiction, Drug use, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Death, Murder, Confinement, Sexual violence, and Rape

rebekka_evie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

As Doctor Watson lays in his hospital room, in his old age, he reflects on his life. And he wants to write down one last Sherlock Holmes case. The case of the House of Silk.
Which are actually two cases. I found it great how Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson were woven into these two cases at once. Both curious and captivating. Old characters were brought back to life and got to investigate again.
The language used by Anthony Horowitz was appropriat and at the same time easy to read. He approached the project with respect towards the old stories and Doyle. Sherlock Holmes wasn't re-invented, merly brought back for another case or two.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Addiction

ghouligan's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Addiction, Classism, Death, Drug use, and Pedophilia

littlemozart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced page turner - I really enjoyed this coda to the Sherlock Holmes series. Holmes and Watson were very well portrayed, and all of the threads of the mysteries were drawn together well at the end of the book.

It is worth noting, however, that all in all this was a serious, dark read, with not much redeeming lightness.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Addiction