Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Before She Disappeared by Lisa Gardner

9 reviews

the_wistful_word_witch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I listened to the audiobook version of Before She Disappeared. Overall, the plot was intriguing and kept me wondering what exactly was going on. I thought it was an interesting picture of a haunted woman dealing with her demons as best she can. But I didn't much care for the ending - it felt a bit rushed and I don't really like some of what happens, but that's just personal preference.

As for the narration, Hillary Huber does a good job as far as inflection goes, and she does the main character perfectly. But I just couldn't get past certain things, like giving a born and bred Bostonian a Southern accent, or the teens' voices. Or the fact that it's clearly a white woman doing Black people's voices... It was distracting at times and pulled me out of the story.

I'm debating on getting the second book in Audible or just reading the ebook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Stalking, Gun violence, and Murder

theastj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Kidnapping

Moderate: Murder

mbedrosian's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Blood, Classism, Addiction, Grief, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

radsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Trafficking

docshollidaze's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, Stalking, and Trafficking

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Drug use, and Trafficking

bookishnatalia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

liseyp's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this.

I love Lisa Gardner books and this one was no different. A standalone novel the central character of Frankie Elkin stands up to Gardner’s tradition of compelling female
leads.

An alcoholic with tragedy in her past, Frankie now focusses on tracking down missing people who have largely been overlooked or forgotten by everyone but the families who have lost them. As a civilian she can reach people the police can't and has successfully solved 14 missing people mysteries. Unfortunately in every case all she has been able to do is give the families and answer and a body to bury. 

She has no reason to suspect that the search for 15-year-old Haitian refugee Angelique will end differently, but she has hope.

Gripping and believable with well-rounded characters this is another fantastic story feom Lisa Gardner.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Gun violence