Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

70 reviews

zoemain's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

The plot twists were phenomenal… but was it worth how slow the book was? I kid you not, only 4-5 events take place in this book and the first one is on page 126. Up until then, and between each event, the book was so dire. It was simply Anna drinking wine, having the most bland conversations, exercising, watching movies and playing chess for about 75% of the book. 

A couple other things I didn’t like: the constant movie quoting, the huge deal that was made out of an earring on David’s (Anna’s tenant) nightstand that ended up being forgotten about and having no meaning, Anna being rude and suspicious of David when it was uncalled for, how slowly Anna took action, how Anna didn’t check her photos for evidence sooner and how Anna’s agoraphobia seemed to turn off every time it was be convenient for the author for her to go outside. Oh, and the dramatic, far-fetched fight at the end of the novel was ridiculous.

I can put all of the previous paragraph’s listed annoyances aside, but I won’t recommend this to a friend solely because of the snail pacing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

beesbookss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

mithy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Animal cruelty

hanpan01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.75

i really didn’t wanna like this but gosh darn it was good. not giving it 5 stars out of principle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

2015spamly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

mfrabbiele's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

hailhail's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jmullins21's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

Would have been five stars but I felt like the beginning of the book was dragged on n for 100 pages too many

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Blood

nikkithegeek's review against another edition

1.0

This book was a huge disappointment for me. It started quite promising with a twist on "Rear Window", I liked the addition of agoraphobia. What I didn't like was literally everything else. The heavy alcoholism. The drug abuse. The protagonist. Yes, I don't have to like protagonists, I am well aware of that, but I disliked her intensly and found her to be immensly stupid. I'm sorry but I like my women to be capable and strong and I like them to learn from their mistakes. To improve. I want to know that this is possible, to get better, to do better. I like to see hope somewhere, at least a little bit. I nearly tossed it but thriller-wise it did somewhat okay and offered decent plot-twists that kept me hanging in there. But - I would have missed nothing if I wouldn't have finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Car accident