Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

66 reviews

hanpan01's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.75

i really didn’t wanna like this but gosh darn it was good. not giving it 5 stars out of principle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

2015spamly's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Mental illness

mfrabbiele's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Addiction, Drug use, Stalking, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

hailhail's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Car accident, Drug abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death, and Gaslighting

jmullins21's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Would have been five stars but I felt like the beginning of the book was dragged on n for 100 pages too many

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Death, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Addiction, Murder, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood and Animal cruelty

nikkithegeek's review against another edition

1.0

This book was a huge disappointment for me. It started quite promising with a twist on "Rear Window", I liked the addition of agoraphobia. What I didn't like was literally everything else. The heavy alcoholism. The drug abuse. The protagonist. Yes, I don't have to like protagonists, I am well aware of that, but I disliked her intensly and found her to be immensly stupid. I'm sorry but I like my women to be capable and strong and I like them to learn from their mistakes. To improve. I want to know that this is possible, to get better, to do better. I like to see hope somewhere, at least a little bit. I nearly tossed it but thriller-wise it did somewhat okay and offered decent plot-twists that kept me hanging in there. But - I would have missed nothing if I wouldn't have finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, and Drug abuse

hart887's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Addiction

h0lyfool's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the beginning of the book was interesting but slower than i would have liked. 

it started getting more interesting as the story progressed and kept me wanting to know more.
the ending was surprising and looking back, there were definitely clues scattered throughout the book which is very smart.
dr. anna fox is an intriguing character and while it is sometimes hard to understand her, you ultimately find yourself sympathizing with and rooting for her. 
the unreliable first person narrator is a very clever device to keep the reader guessing what‘s real and what‘s not. 
in the end, an enjoyable book that could have been better in some ways. still recommend it.

And if I don‘t want to die, I‘ve got to start living.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Murder

Minor: Child death, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Infidelity, Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

jwatkins215's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcoholism

skrafty's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death