Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan

13 reviews

maddyob's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

salmobina's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Blood, Violence, Rape, and Abortion

readerette's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

The plot was promising but unfortunately nothing came together for me. If you can suspend belief about how long it takes for someone to trust someone who blackmails them, what a severe beating actually does to a person, car chases, and how the law and law enforcement works, this one might be fun for you. 

Some of the things I didn't enjoy:

• The character development felt half-finished so I wasn't really rooting for anyone, just curious how it would turn out. 
• Information is kept from the reader so you just have to be passively along for the ride rather than being able to unfold the mysteries as you go. 
• The description of the violence perpetrated against a character at one point made it seem like they wouldn't survive, and then they were up and about the next day, driving, walking, talking coherently and using their brain while hopped up on painkillers and with broken ribs, a smashed face and bruised organs.
• The courtroom scene is completely beyond belief, which ruins one character's redemption arc and the "just desserts" for another, because it would never happen the way it was portrayed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Stalking, Classism, Abortion, and Vomit

acosyreader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, and Murder

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Addiction, and Alcoholism

wulfhorstmom's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Rape

ncoletti's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Alcoholism

Moderate: Rape

debimorton's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Hannah. Innocence Project. Laura, diary. Michael Dandridge, defendant. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I've mixed feelings about this one. While I liked the overall reading/listening experience of the book and enjoyed the general plot I did feel a little put out towards the ends with some of the twists and turns.

So what I did like:
• A variety of different characters with some very distinct different motives
• The uncertainty and uneasiness of who exactly was telling the truth was conveyed very well throughout
• The tension and unknown entity of the relationship between Hannah and her mother.

What I wasn't keen on:
• Unfortunately sections of the plot line felt a little too unrealistic at times and one or two aspects didn't add up at the end for me.

I switched between ebook and audiobook and enjoyed both formats. The audiobook was great with a 3 person cast which made it easy to follow. 

Overall, an enjoyable read which looks at the concept of justice, revenge and who is really innocent after all?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

albon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence