Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

This Lie Will Kill You by Chelsea Pitcher

7 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Murder, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Alcohol

honee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, and Stalking

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Car accident, and Alcoholism

loandbeholdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a wild ride, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It helped me to get out of a reading slump, as I didn't want to put it down. After checking reviews when I had finished reading it, I was shocked that it wasn't getting much love. I personally thought this book was gripping, I was so invested in the characters, and I was so intrigued behind everyone's motives for their actions. Yes, it was a little bit unrealistic in places, but I felt that it made it all the more fun to read. It was pretty dark in places for a YA thriller, and explored some themes that are a little more adult, so check content warnings if you're planning on reading this yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Racism

mxbluet18's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Trigger warnings include: alcohol use, bullying, car accidents, child abuse, physical and emotional abuse and domestic violence, death, fires, gaslighting, murder, revenge porn, suicide (past and mentioned) and violence.
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So, I've just finished this book and quite honestly I'm not sure what to think. In short, I'm confused.
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It's a murder mystery YA book. And within it's pages there are many stories told, many lies and half truths, many twists and turns. and I don't really know what to think about it. I don't know what's true and what's not with it. And I can't really work out who the real killers were, who survived the story and who didn't exactly.
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When it comes to murder mystery stories and thrillers, typically while they're not cut and dried, you finish with a sense of knowing what happened, knowing the full story of events. But with this one, at least for me, I don't have that feeling. I don't really know, and maybe that's just my inability to follow it entirely. 
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Regardless, I really enjoyed it and I've been meaning to read it for several years and I'm glad I finally have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, Alcohol, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

froggybooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Addiction

katie2108's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts