Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

65 reviews

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

folkofthelakes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

nothing special, it was alright

ethan

was creepy from the start so the twist wasn't really surprising

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Blood

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

Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty

hgoulding's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

h0lyfool's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

3.75

the beginning of the book was interesting but slower than i would have liked. 

it started getting more interesting as the story progressed and kept me wanting to know more.
the ending was surprising and looking back, there were definitely clues scattered throughout the book which is very smart.
dr. anna fox is an intriguing character and while it is sometimes hard to understand her, you ultimately find yourself sympathizing with and rooting for her. 
the unreliable first person narrator is a very clever device to keep the reader guessing what‘s real and what‘s not. 
in the end, an enjoyable book that could have been better in some ways. still recommend it.

And if I don‘t want to die, I‘ve got to start living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Murder, and Child death

skrafty's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death

mattiecerio's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

michelleklejmont's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

Super fast paced book, read it in less than a day, almost one sitting! Unreliable narrator and lots of suspense, twists and turns.

I am not however a fan of the kid being the bad guy at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders