Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

23 reviews

katiej's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed this one! Lots of spooky vibes but not too scary. Full of 80s nostalgia which I loved. Personally I felt it took too long to build up to what we already know is going to happen simple by the title of the book and then it pretty much ends. Felt a bit rushed at the end unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicide attempt

catpawhs's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Self harm

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide attempt

madarauchiha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜  my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

How do I begin to describe this book. Fucked up. Creepy. A tale about high schoolers but not in a irritating ya genre way. Very eighties tho I know nothing about that cultural time span. Well written with creepy gory horror shit. Pretty accurate regarding what shitty things teens do. Classism as well. I'd reccomend this as a pop horror. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but that doesn't mean it avoids triggering topics. The horror is more medium religous horror than constant ghost hauntings. 

content warning:
Minor: ableist r slur, antiblack fetishization, car accidents, child death, cults, death, drug abuse, vomit / emetophobia, homophobia, homophobic qu**r slur [3 times], incest, medical content, murder, racism, whorephobic language

Medium: burns injury, car crashes, csa / pedophilia, date rape, drug use, drugging, guns, hate crime, injuries, medical content, menstruation, mouth trauma, rape, school shooting, serophobia / AIDs phobia, sexual assault, sexual violence, smoking tobacco, transmisogyny, victim blaming

Major: animal death, anti black racism, body horror, bullying / peer abuse, child abuse, dogs, drug use lsd, gun violence, injuries, insects, kidnapping, medical content, mental illness, parasites, religion [christianity], sexual assault, slavery [roleplay], suicide, suicide ideation, torture, unsanitary, violence, vomit / emetophobia, wrist trauma

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Vomit, Homophobia, Incest, Medical content, and Murder