Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

141 reviews

mamamlc3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kenzietaul's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

theciviljay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Homophobia

deleont2's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse

lightthebeam's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Outside my normal genres and this confirms that these sort of books are indeed not my cup of tea. I don’t think it was poorly written by any means, it just doesn’t feel good to read these type of books. An unreliable narrator is one of my least favorite tropes though I do believe this one was done with slightly more success than others I’ve read. I still didn’t like it. The premise was cool enough, but I could guess a fair amount of what would happen. The twist? At the end with the daughters didn’t feel like a twist as you get no indication of what is the real story which maybe some people like but to me it felt lazy & unkind to the reader. The mixed timeline/different perspectives were the coolest part. But honestly I did not like this book and will likely not read anything similar to it for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

gbates's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

nyantastic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A wild, intense, ride where nothing is quite what is seems so you can't know what is true. One of the fastest I've ever finished a book because I was so thoroughly invested in the story. It left me with a complicated mix of emotions about the Fair family! I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version.  It is perfect for the podcast/TV show theme the book has and it is narrated with a full cast which makes it really feel like you're listening to a real podcast.

⚠️ Definitely read the content warnings for this book if you have any triggers, there's a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Ableism, Fatphobia, and Pregnancy

janniry'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

dirrtydeenyul's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Rape, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

raggediandi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I need a cigarette 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Murder, and Toxic friendship