Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori

59 reviews

stitchof's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Drug use, Stalking, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, and Misogyny

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

3.0

SLOW BURN!! Surprisingly, I liked it! I think I liked it better than Ace/Elena. Christian was to die for and Gianna was a perfect romance FMC. She had multiple healthy relationships with women around her and men that respected her. She was funny, sassy, and stood up for herself... which I feel like are things that are difficult to find in some romance books. Would definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Grief, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ingrid6's review against another edition

slow-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

Google translate is not a good resource.
Super toxic relationship. Lots of drug use. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

haven12's review against another edition

dark mysterious relaxing fast-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? Yes

1.25

The plot was the smut if you're asking.THE trauma that the characters went through seemed just an excuse for them to be dark and broody and make them more interesting,especially CHRISTIAN .THIS man is not hot ,he is a  misogynistic ass , controlling and manipulative ,went to therapy that didn't feel like therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Trafficking, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pedophilia, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Stalking, Vomit, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

afifahcookie's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Gianna grew on me over the course of 5 days when I was reading this book. I liked the contrast between her & Christian but I especially loved how she stood her ground against him. The banter, the chemistry and the slow burn romance was entertaining. However, there was still something missing and I couldn't connect with the both of them.

Unfortunately, I found myself pushing hard to finish this book mainly because some things didn't make sense. Maybe I anticipated too much, given the story's build-up. I did feel some similarities between this book & Twisted Love by Ana Huang but at least this book is giving. 

This was my favourite bit:
What are you afraid of?” 
“Everything,” I whispered, trailing my finger across the starched collar of his dress shirt. 
“You’re not afraid of me.” 
We were so close his cheek brushed my tear-streaked one when he rasped, 
“And, baby, I’m worse than the dark.” 
Maybe that was why I felt safe from it now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

deckard_'s review against another edition

Couldn't be worse!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

wings_and_ruins's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

leda64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Death, Stalking, and Child abuse

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad

• 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

3.25

Usually, I don't like dark romances and as expected I didn't like the book. But I have to acknowledg that it was a really good book.
The depth of these characters was captivating. There is no real plot with the book mainly focusing on both characters and their development but there was also no plot needed.
Was it a mafia romance, yes, did I love how real the characters felt, yes.
There definitely were quite the smutty scenes.
 
!for sensitive readers: better read the content warnings even if they involve spoilers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Incest, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

reisingerovaa's review against another edition

dark lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

CHRISTIAN MF ALLISTER🛐🛐🛐

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy and Rape