Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

37 reviews

jewelkr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

 

I was surprised/disappointed when I realized that this was a work of fiction.  I picked it up from a Little Library thinking that it was Abrams take on Washington. 

 

But interested in her capabilities as a fiction writer – what an amazing woman/person. 

 

It’s an interesting read – fast-paced with many unexpected turns, although a bit too spy-vs-spy for me to follow.  It was good to experience a young [black] woman in a professional and pivotal role in a non-chic lit format.  I would have liked to have the main characters more developed and fewer random murders so that the story was more about the people and less about the conspiracies.  There were a few corn cob moments that could have been less sentimentalized but I would certainly read another of Abrams’ books, fiction or otherwise.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War

mnatale100's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Vomit, Islamophobia, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

waterwolves's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

eleader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

kcarney86's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, and Classism

_belty_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, and Alcohol

rachelfisher1309's review against another edition

4.75

My only problem was the random changing of perspectives in the middle of passages 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Islamophobia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder

juli_powers's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Death