Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

94 reviews

corriejn's review against another edition

4.5

I'm not a big on many mysteries, but found this one to be an engaging and enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infertility, Trafficking, Drug use, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol

liss_reads's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse

cianarae's review

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, Addiction, Infertility, Death of parent, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Drug use, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

agirlsnightbookbash's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Child death

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Child death, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

bookb1itch's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

this book is a perfect example of "the right book at the right time".  This was my second attempt to read it and i loved it.  the first time, I was only reading a few pages at a time and couldn't follow the convoluted plot. With a bit more time invested, i was able to really appreciate the refreshing take on the mystery genre and the humour throughout.  Am looking forward to reading "Everyone on this train is a suspect when I am on my next term break.  A great, fun, read.  No sex or bad language or excessive violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Suicide

cmars83's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

kayceeisbookish's review

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

A unique murder mystery with a dark humor twist. I highly enjoyed the melancholy narrator's tone as he uncoiled the web of knotted lies that started out as a standard family reunion.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Grief, Child death, Police brutality, Death of parent, Cursing, and Death

bekahmurphy's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

I really liked this one. It was a good mix of funny and tense with some very dark themes. One of the few mysteries that I figured out the "who" before the ending (at about 75% of the way through) but it didn't feel spoonfed, there was just one clear option left. And I didn't figure out the "why" on my own. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, and Drug abuse

ashmak06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Torture, Blood, Drug abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, and Emotional abuse