Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

21 reviews

clairew97's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual violence, Stalking, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Mental illness

cady_sass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Holyyyyyyyy. That was a rollercoaster! I am not usually a fan of an unreliable narrator, and the only thing keeping me from giving this 5 stars is that. You will go back and forth the whole book on whether or not you think she’s trustworthy, and I won’t spoil it, but it’s maddening and that’s intentional. This is a master class in unlikable characters, they’re all absolutely horrible including and most particularly the narrator. Do I hate her? Do I like I her? Do I think she’s guilty? What is she not telling me? Lots of dark and twisty turns and absolutely no stone is left unturned. I spent my entire day reading this and I have no regrets 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Addiction, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ssarahbbeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Classism, Drug use, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book is interesting yet not that remarkable. There were some plot twists that were slightly shocking (not jaw dropping by any stretch of the imagination), with interesting plot, but this book was severely hyped up for what it was. It was very introspective with lots of questioning of someone’s own morality and character and how far someone will go for what the want. I never really connected or cared about the happiness of any of the characters because they were all so messed up and self serving. A great mystery not only needs a thrilling and unexpected plot but characters that people can relate to or root for, and this one just lacked the latter. I just never really found myself reaching for this book or looking forward to reading it. 
Age rating: around 14-15+

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Gore, Rape, Drug abuse, Addiction, Cursing, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Sexual assault, Murder, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.25

I absolutely hated almost every single person in the book. i was truly impressed that an author could make me genuinely dislike so many of the characters the amount i did. i also learned while reading this that i really dislike anything about greek life. i know some people love messy and toxic characters but this just wasn’t for me. however, the plot and twists and turns kept me hooked enough to finish the book. overall, if you like messy/toxic characters, greek life, and mystery, this is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Outing

starsbyname's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this in one setting because I was so captured by the story. Loved the plot, twists, and writing style 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Rape, Gun violence, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Vomit, Drug abuse, and Drug use

sleeson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I know. Unpopular opinion, but I didn’t care for it. It was too chaotic to appreciate the ending. By the time the big reveal happened, I wanted the audiobook to be over with. That was about 2 hours prior to when it actually finished. I did appreciate at the beginning of the audiobook, the narrator states there is sexual content and I think the other mention was profanity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic friendship, Blood, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Drug use, Murder, Suicide attempt, Blood, Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ayeonia's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.0

some of the twists really had me GASPING but the final reveal was a bit???? to me
i also skimmed through a LOT of stuff because jessica's mind was UNBEARABLE at some points like girl shut up we get itttttt
if you have nothing better to read and love seeing rich people fuck up go ahead and pick this one up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Blood, Infidelity, Misogyny, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Addiction, Biphobia, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

spacecadelliot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence