Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

22 reviews

aijah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Violence

kahbarrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Murder, Homophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Body shaming, Suicide, Fatphobia, Death, and Sexual content

tawnieblue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, and Violence

n_binversie99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Mental illness, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Suicide, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, and Animal cruelty

enchantingreads's review against another edition

5.0

This book made me so sad. I cannot believe what Shelly did to her kids, Kathy and Ron, and what she had her husband, Dave, do to Shane, their nephew. I personally believe that Dave was also a victim. Yes, I do know that he could have said no, but with the way Shelly was it didn’t really seem easy to tell Shelly no.

I do not like that Shelly was being released in 2022 (which she is out now). She should have gotten so much more prison time. However, they couldn’t autopsy Kathy’s body because they burned it and Ron’s body was in such bad shape that they couldn’t determine what caused his death. Dave was the one who actually killed Shane.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Violence and Drug use

serenaann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Abandonment, Child death, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Addiction, Cursing, Excrement, Medical trauma, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, and Gun violence

rhireadz12's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Cursing, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Torture, and Sexual assault

asmokeybear's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

kinsbows's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Rape, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Bullying

sammiepineapple's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

3.0

The book was descriptive, these children and at risk adults were certainly living a nightmare. It is scary to think about the people in the world who are truly doing these things. 

As for the book, it felt a little long winded and repetitive. I wouldn’t read it again but I’m glad I finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug use, Incest, Kidnapping, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Murder, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy