Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

3 reviews

heidishartrandnewell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Murder, Toxic friendship, Death, Blood, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexism, Death of parent, Cursing, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

THE GOOD: I finally finished a BOTM book. I didn't guess the twist.

THE BAD: slow-burn, Naomi's and Cass's characters read young and immature for them being in their late 20s, "we tumbled into oblivion", I hated the way women and mental health were portrayed. 

Favourite quote: "Sometimes it seemed like the only thing I'd ever been good at was being broken. I didn't know how to be whole. So any time I felt like I was healing, I found a way to break myself again."

THE VERDICT: ★★☆☆☆.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse