Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

6 reviews

chestylarue's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

I couldn’t bring myself to like a single character in this book. I only finished it because my curiosity wouldn’t let me not find out what happened. The plot was quite interesting but the characters were totally unlikeable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Stalking, Rape, Murder, and Mental illness

zerkleoflife's review

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was written well, and I enjoyed the mystery! I guessed a couple of the twists, but there were several I didn’t see coming!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Body horror, Cancer, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Incest, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Confinement, Infertility, and Police brutality

kitkat_03's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Kimberly McCreight does it again, with a mystery that pulls you in and has u saying wtf out loud while reading. another fun read, also i adore the way she writes woman, it’s done with so much love and empathy in a way that I feel only a woman can create and understand and I never have to worry about it something disgusting happening to them in an objectifying ‘male-gazey’ way

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

ekmook's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Violence

marsha1268's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

kathalura's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Als Lizzie von ihrem ehemaligen Studienkollegen aus dem Gefängnis kontaktiert wird, ist sie verständlichweise nicht begeistert. Seine Frau ist tot in dem gemeinsamen Haus gefunden worden und er ist der Hauptverdächtige. So entspinnt sich die Geschichte. Amanda war nach Außen eine perfekte Ehefrau, aber wie so oft trügt der Schein. 
Dieses Buch war ein klassischer Pageturner, aber verschiedenste Personen wurden dabei tiefgründiger beleuchtet. Im Raum steht die Frage, was eine vermeintlich perfekte Ehe ausmacht. Viele Ehen sehen am Papier gleich aus, aber jede zwischenmenschliche Beziehung hat andere Probleme zu bewältigen. Während man das Buch liest kommen immer mehr Motive auf, die einen Mord an der schönen Amanda zur Folge gehabt haben könnten. Nachdem ich schon einige Thriller gelesen habe, freue ich mich immer umso mehr einen guten weiterempfehlen zu können. Dieser Thriller hält was er verspricht. 
        

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Child abuse