Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The It Girl by Ruth Ware

52 reviews

kelseyr713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Ruth Ware has done it again, crafting a compelling mystery with a main character I really felt for. Hannah is extremely likeable and sympathetic, and I understood her need to solve the mystery, even all these years later. I enjoyed the split timeline narrative and had a hard time putting this one down to go to sleep, especially towards the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Dementia, and Sexual harassment

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

icieri's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Infidelity

bedtimesandbooks'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder

toriwatson's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Drug abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

vanesst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism

mhorns's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I listened to the first 2/3 on audiobook, then finished the story reading the physical book.

I really didn’t see that twist coming with the killer being who it was!

Ruth Ware’s books have been hit and miss for me, but this was definitely a win. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Medical trauma

Stroke, Pregnancy Assault