Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

2 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I thought the plot of this was interesting, and it seemed pretty true to high school dynamics. I was very interested to keep reading. The writing was okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Grief, Classism, Addiction, Medical content, Death, and Sexual content

hollybollybingbong's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Wow. I thought the plot was predictable - turns out, it was not.

potential spoilers?

One thing I would've liked to see was more closure at the end of the novel. Even just a short epilogue to clarify things more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide