Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

54 reviews

iranian_yogurt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

You get what you pay for (I borrowed this from the library). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, and Vomit

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Had me going there for a minute, bud. The twist got me. 

Truly despicable characters, all of them, and a unreliable narrator trope that isn't exactly what it seems. This was fun, and while I don't normally like books that end all wrapped up with a bow, this one felt complete. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Self harm

rhgrimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Violence, Drug use, Murder, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

itsheyfay's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Blood, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Vomit

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

I thought this was going one way, which had me concerned, but then it went a different way and I was pleasantly (and horrifyingly) surprised. I thought the plot was well done and very suspenseful. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

leeghlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Grief, Drug use, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Addiction, Blood, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Stalking, Violence, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

kyriannaj's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Confinement, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Suicide, Mental illness, and Sexual harassment

ohyeahshebomb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Definitely kept me guessing up until the very end! Successful first Riley Sager book and I was not disappointed! Riley's writing style was absolutely perfect for a gooey thriller such as this. IT felt like I was truly watching a movie. He did a great job of giving descriptive without outright telling you everything you needed to know. You had to piece it all together. And just because you know something in the beginning, doesn't mean it's exactly as it seems...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Body horror, Vomit, Gore, Murder, Eating disorder, Blood, Cursing, Police brutality, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

taraaleitz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

Definitely my least favorite of his books.

Things I did like:
•I like the fact that I never know where the book is going to go because Sager leaves the reader questioning everyone.
•I like that there were multiple “main characters”.

Things I didn’t like:
•This one was much darker than the other ones I’ve read—it made my stomach flip flop. I’m learning I don’t like gory books at all.
•The characters aren’t that deep. This was definitely different than previous reads of Sager’s because the main character couldn’t remember what most of the book was based around—which leaves mystery, but also a disconnect for me from the main character. 
•Mention of an affair, dependence on meds, heavy alcohol consumption & sexual assault.
•The way Quincy rushes into dangerous situations and how willing she is to go along with whatever, even though it can lead to serious trouble.

I am thoroughly disappointed in the outcome. The fact that Coop had some weird fascination with Quincy that led him to kill everyone but her…? And then to kill the other final girls after having sex with them? Don’t love that at all.

I also don’t understand why Sam provoked Quincy to that midnight park situation where Quincy nearly beats a man to death. Just to have something against her? I just feel like there were aspects here that were sooo careless/not thought through by the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit