Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

70 reviews

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: Addiction, Child death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

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

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

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: Child death, Death, and Car accident

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

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, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death

taelights's review against another edition

4.0

This book was way better than I had imagined going into it. The plot was very interesting and there were so many twists that I did not see coming. Anna did get on my nerves a bit but I also felt very bad for her throughout the book. But some of her actions really made me so annoyed at her. It was overall a very fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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, Mental illness, and Car accident

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

Minor: Child death

reibee's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

OMG… the plot twist is INSANE!!!!!! Every time i had a lead, i was almost always wrong. wow i cannot get over that ending. The unreliable narrator really helps drive in the fact that you are just as confused as anna throughout the book. If you liked my year of rest and relaxation and gone girl, you’ll love this book. 

still cant get over ethan being a psychopath… i trusted him so much because we have the same bday

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, and Mental illness

peskimo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

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

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

Gave up at 30%. Painfully boring with a very unlikeable narrator. I just could not get into this. I considered sticking it out since everyone else was saying the last 100 pages were incredible, but I looked up spoilers online and in my opinion, it’s very meh. Glad I didn’t try to trudge through 300 more pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Stalking and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty and Vomit