Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

Northwoods by Amy Pease

20 reviews

luverbyrd's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, War, and Drug abuse

Minor: Murder and Medical content

lgmelcher's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

If you like crime procedurals with well-developed characters, you'll enjoy this book. The rural Midwest setting contrasts natural beauty with human deception and violence, and the characters feel realistic and relatable. I would recommend this book to fans of William Kent Krueger's Cork O'Connor mystery series and I will be on the lookout for more from this author! Of note: not to be confused with a book with a very similar name that came out around the same time, but which is set on the East Coast and an entirely different type of book. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance review copy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Murder

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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 use, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, and Grief

kaitthorne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and War

sarahshock's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Kinda boring. Not mysterious really. Lame ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Murder, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Torture

bookshelf_al's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Addiction

ky_dol18's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

heyk8burns's review

challenging dark hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

rachels_lit_reviews's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

I'm so tired of stories about incompetent police officers. There has been so much trauma to communities from these people and such a lack of consequences for their actions that we really don't need to further glorify them in books. In this case, we have two incompetent police officers: Eli and his mother Marge, who is the chief of police for their town. 

Eli is dealing with a lot of PTSD and alcoholism. My frustration with him was less that he's showing up on the job armed and completely black-out drunk (although this is obviously a giant issue) and more that he's been enabled to do so. We fail our veterans in so many ways, but in this case, it was his mom that I took the most issue with. She has a duty to the people she serves and she's failing that duty by allowing her son to serve when he is in that state. 

Separate from these frustrations, the mystery itself was compelling. I liked the Wisconsin small-town setting, with the lake serving almost as its own character, especially with a Kwik Trip present. But my frustration with Marge and Eli brought down the book for me. I don't think I can read another story about these two.

 

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Murder