Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

69 reviews

ashareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and Death of parent

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

bubbazuzu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Hold on to your hats, cause you're goin' for a ride!

Holy cow! You open this book and it screams down the road like a race car until if finally slows at part II, leaving you breathless and thinking, "what the hell just happened?"  To heighten the suspense, the chapters are maybe 5 pages long, like quick cuts in a movie.  The pace slows at part II but still remains tense and mysterious and a good thing too or I would have read it well into the night.

It's such an original and terrifying premise, particularly as a parent, that you can only wonder what you'd do in the same situation. Do you actually kidnap another person to save your own child? Would you kill another child to save your own?  What a choice! 

I've read many Adrian McKinty stories, all set in Ireland, so I was surprised how he well he made the story so American. This doesn't have that gritty Belfast underworld vibe, but captures the "evil can happen anywhere" theme without fail. 

I highly recommend this stand alone novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cancer and Addiction

rhianonw's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

mpango's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

ruthjenkins's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Gun violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Cancer

lycheejelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Vomit

squidarilius's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Awesome book, very intense, nailbiter from the first to the last page. one thing i didn’t like is how different the first and second part are: the first part is what the back-of-the-book summary says, the second is completely different and introduces a whole new plot (same characters and timeline and everything, just unrelated). McKinty kind of abandons the premise on the back-of-the-book summary. It's still spectacular it's just a very noticeable shift.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts

kharlagrace's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Cancer

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

gracelynstar's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Kidnapping