Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

71 reviews

klubbgodis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Child death

kerryac's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

All my predictions turned out to be correct and yet I’m still rating it high because it was so well done. I loved the unique narration and storytelling with the online forums, and there was never a moment that I wasn’t fully invested. Justice for Punch! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

kbea88's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

I get like this dragged on for so many pages and although I started to predict the ending, it still surprised me a little. Not great, not terrible. I couldn’t not picture Evan Peters as Ethan toward the end, which ruined it for me a bit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child death

anna_elizabeth's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

morganperks's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

ez_46's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

anna_mayes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 

 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

 

“It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening.” 

 

I should probably say that I did watch the movie before I read the book. I also liked the book more (obviously). Knowing the outcome of the story really affected how I read the book. As I read, I looked out for foreshadowing and was only a little successful! A.J. Finn created an unreliable narrator that made me question what was going to happen even though I already know the outcome. I wanted to believe Anna’s story, but I also saw how unreliable she actually was. I got extremely frustrated with a few of the other characters, especially Detective Norelli. Norelli’s treatment of Anna was harsh and made me uncomfortable, but I understood why Finn believed it was necessary. Overall, I really enjoyed this book, but I wished that I had waited to watch the movie. 

 

I recommend this for those who love psychological thrillers. 

 

Content Warnings: Abuse, Murder, Suicide, Mental Illness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Child death

jenscott's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.5

I'm pretty sure this book would have gotten 4 stars if I had read it and not listened to it, because I strongly disliked the narrator for this book. She actually took me outside of the action and drama sometimes when I wanted to be all in, you know? Besides that, this was a great suspense/thriller. It did start off kind of slow for me, but once you got to the action, it was nonstop until the end. I guessed some of the plot twists, but there were others that were so surprising it didn't matter. Overall, I'd recommend, but as a print rather than an audio!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

amiexoh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was so gripping I couldn't put it down. I loved the mystery of the story, and especially loved how the things the protagonist was dealing with were very well researched and dealt with in a sensitive and informative manner. The book also has a great dry humour about it, which made it even better to read, and really allows the reader to feel like they are truly understanding and witnessing Anna's POV and character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Forced institutionalization

amayya's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Drug abuse