Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

43 reviews

rptomey's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

xyln's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Infertility

dianedoeslife's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

spoiler: she did NOT solve her own murder

Okay, it wasn’t awful. It was quick and got me through a bit of a reading slump so I appreciate it for that. It just isn’t anything spectacular or groundbreaking. The most unique aspect was the fortune! But I liked that it didn’t wade into magical waters for the story, it was based in reality (as much as a murder mystery can be).

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Minor: Pregnancy and Outing

It’s not a dark or heavy topic story at all really, just very brief mentions of the tw

ryanwilliamscreative's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

debbilynn42's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a classic yet cozy mystery filled with both the current murder investigation and also the events from sixty years ago. I found the integration of Frances' journal entries a nice format for discovering the village's past, but Annie recalling them yet again throughout her investigation chapters was too much. I guess I like my clues to stay subtly woven throughout the book instead of explicitly re-stated by the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Pregnancy

la_reads_audiobooks's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this first full book of the year, even though it was a bit of a barn burner and I'm trying to slow down. (What do you call a page turner if it's an audiobook?) A fun read with interesting characters who seem real, even though they all live in the same small town (definitely a romance trope, but I suppose it's also a mystery trope.) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

hannahgkate's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use

alisonannk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence

issymaae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Vomit, and Car accident