Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel

61 reviews

unfiltered_fiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Drug use, Pedophilia, Addiction, Rape, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Police brutality and Miscarriage

Minor: Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

ksanderss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

A very sad, reflective, poetic story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Addiction

cclardo's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautiful, devastating story of addiction, grief, and humanity. Tiffany McDaniel is masterful with her lyrical prose and delicate unspooling of the plot. 
This book is not for everyone. Check content warnings and know that portions of this book are like a gut punch. 
I also want to note that I have seen this marketed in the mystery/thriller category and that is a misrepresentation of the book. If you are looking for a heartbreaking exploration of self and survival, read this book. If you are looking for a mystery/thriller about a serial killer and a potential victim, this will not scratch that itch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

chrisp189's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Drug use, and Rape

kristen_spencer's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

motleybooksandtea's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

This book. Oof. 

Stunning writing. SO LYRICAL. Passages and sentences is love to highlight and keep with me. But the content is brutal. REAL, and brutal. There were many times I thought I’d stop reading because it was so much to handle. But I’m glad I finished.

The topics are so hard but also so important. And she writes about them with honesty. 

This is the most trigger warnings I’ve ever attached to a book, so please look them up. For someone without many triggers this was still a highly difficult read.

I don’t think it would be fair to give this a star rating as it was BEAUTIFULLY written, and any issues I would have are my own. This novel is loosely based on true events as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

wildflowergirl11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, and Addiction

emziesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Two identical twin sisters struggle to escape their impoverished, drug fuelled world while keeping themselves safe from spiders.
Betty 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Addiction, Police brutality, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent and Animal cruelty

brittandwaffles's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I don’t know if I’d say this wasn’t a great book, but I just didn’t enjoy it at all. It covers some very heavy material, and it wasn’t what I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

shelbybowers20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug use, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy