Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

30 reviews

becsbooks1304's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Addiction

vanducky's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Good, relatively quick read. Classic thriller feel, but compared to Sutanto's other works (namely "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers) the plot felt predictable and the writing felt rushed. Probably used Chekhov's Gun a little too liberally. The prose was simplistic but not elementary, and the book has a strong ending. Worth a read, especially if you've enjoyed other Sutanto books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Stalking

eblankenship23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

beckybeth's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Not my favorite by this author. Definitely no humor, but the plot was a lot more basic too. A YA version of “You”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

audlittlebookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This quick YA thriller was really enjoyable to read. It was a little predictable and I wish there had been a bit more to it just to tie everything together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Drug abuse, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Physical abuse, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Gore, Suicide, Death of parent, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Racism, Misogyny, and Blood

karly_ackley's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Drug use, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide attempt and Murder

naijaleilani's review

slow-paced

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

1.5

It was so boring and i wanted to dnf it so bad but i just wanted to see if i was right about the ending which i was…very predictable and the writing is very amateur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, and Drug use

nya_hen3's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, and Suicide

cupidsaro's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent