Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

66 reviews

vinceoftexas's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? N/A

5.0

I’ve never been a book reader, because they’ve never kept me engaged. BUT this book was absolutely amazing. It kept me wanting to finish, once I started, I couldn’t stop. 
As terrible as the scenario is, this was a fantastic book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Bullying, Death, Cursing, Child death, and Child abuse

rcarr14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Blood, Death, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

If you’re looking for a thriller that is fast paced from start to finish this isn’t for you. However, I enjoyed the plot of this book, which is certainly unique, and the exploration of human morality. It’s worth a read but there’s better thrillers out there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Gun violence, Death, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Self harm, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

tannisz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Addiction, Murder, and Cancer

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Ehhhhhh! This book had a super interesting plot and premise, but I could not get past the cringe writing and dialogue at times. The last forth of the book was also just okay compared to the interesting baseline plot of the Chain. Once the second half of the book started I guessed the "twist" right away, unfortunately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child abuse, Murder, Stalking, Blood, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content

jennjoy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm in the minority that likes the second half better than the first. If thr content bothers you for part 1, try to make itbto part 2. That's the revenge /action half.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Cancer, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

martasbooktherapy's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A fast-paced thriller that throws the reader straight into action from the first page. A wild tale about preying on people’s worst nightmares and hurting those they love most. Twisted and moody throughout,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Cancer, and Addiction

turtletots's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

This was a fast read and yet I wouldn’t say I loved it. I could’ve used a trigger warning about the drug use before reading, if I’d had it I might not have read the book at all 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Moderate: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit and Suicidal thoughts

chris_crossed99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

Such an absolutely wild concept but overall really good. The beginning was a bit slow but the more I read the more I couldn’t put it down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Gun violence, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cancer