Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Someone We Know by Shari Lapena

18 reviews

addyisnothere's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

lucille_c's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Addiction

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

In an idyllic neighborhood where everyone seems to have something to hide, a teenage boy goes snooping. He isn’t up to much, just sneaking into people’s homes and hacking into their computers. No big deal right?

Everyone’s secrets are safe with him until his parents find out. Then his worried mother, against better judgement, writes two anonymous apologies and drops them on the doorstep of the houses he broke into… and it just so happens that one of those houses is the home of a recently murdered woman. 

Someone We Know was a quick whodunit, laced with small-town secrets, nosy neighbors, skeletons in the closet, and plot twists along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse

tormerritt's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was sooo good, fast-paced and twisty! Once I thought I had figured out who the murderer was, I was wrong. My head was spinning with so many theories. I have become obsessed with Shari Lapena's writing style. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Alcoholism, and Blood

alinwonderland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Infidelity, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism

maleeha's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Murder, and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion and Dementia

Loved it! The twists throughout the book were enjoyable & kept you going.. once you get in, you're gonna go out when you have all the answers! Perfect read for when you're in a slump

motherelectricity's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit and Toxic relationship

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit