Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus

82 reviews

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I don't have much to say about Karen M. McManus' work other than she is the reason I still keep reading YA fiction. the DRAMA 🤌🏼 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse and Adult/minor relationship

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

beth_s98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.5

The mystery and intertwining stories of the book were really well done, and it was an engaging read. However,

the way the story ended, with one of the main villains of the story triggering one of the main characters to want to go “scorched earth”

really annoyed me, and honestly took away from the whole story. It could have been ended without that as part of book one, and I would have been just as excited to read a potential book 2 if it ever was written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-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: Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

mollyolloxenfree25's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Child death and Adult/minor relationship

ilo_the_duck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, and Death

luananki's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

i’m sad that i read other people’s reviews before writing mine because i actually enjoyed this one, i loved the characters, the twists the plot took and i also liked the ending a lot. 
i’m just not sure how i feel about the romantic aspects of the story but they are all in high school so it was to be expected to play this big of a role

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, and Murder

vivireads99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? No

3.5

I just found this book a little lack luster. I enjoyed some of the twists and turns but this book just wasn’t for me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death

bzliz'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? No

2.75

If you’ve read other books by Karen M McManus or Holly Jackson then you’ve basically read this also. It’s a quick read about a Type A high schooler attempting to solve a crime- which she is accused of committing- with two friends, with a smidge of light romance (despite having almost no chemistry). It could easily be a cut plot line from Riverdale but it’s a quick read and fast paced enough that you won’t stop to think about how a lot of it makes no sense until you’ve finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gaslighting, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment and Drug abuse