Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

73 reviews

kermjordan'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

First five star book of 2023! Loved every second of watching Quincy come into her own and piece together the details of that traumatic night in Pine Cottage. At no point did I know for sure whodunit, and I had trouble putting it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Addiction

gretchenplz'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? It's complicated

2.5

One day I will write a thesis about the laziness of Riley Sager’s writing and his chronic need to write FMCs that are depressingly bland, stupid, and one-note. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Addiction

breadwitchery's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Racism, and Cursing

rachaelbunny's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Sexual content, Addiction, Vomit, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual assault, Cancer, Police brutality, and Death of parent

meghan01's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Addiction, and Death

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Addiction

mfrisk's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

2.0

I really wanted to enjoy this book - I love a cheesy horror movie with slasher elements and figured this would also delve into how that intersects with how we consumer true crime and survivor stories. 

I kept waiting and waiting for more exciting moments to happen in this book but the beginning really dragged, the middle felt like it was headed somewhere, but then ultimately the ending was disappointing and overly reliant on tropes and cheesy lines. 

Additionally, there wasn’t really any discussion or thought put into the discussion of true crime, survivor stories, and how the media shapes how we view these events. 

The whole book felt like an unfortunate missed opportunity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, and Toxic relationship

beesreadingshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Alcohol

fictionaladventures's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

2.5

This wasn’t my favorite of Sager’s books, but I did like it. I definitely didn’t see the twists coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Suicide, Gore, Violence, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia and Injury/Injury detail