Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Þernan by Nita Prose

80 reviews

atamano's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent

lunep's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I wanted to give up in the first half ngl. I don't want to be unking towards Molly but I can't lie, it was frustrating reading her come to the wrong conclusions every. Single. Time. Molly reads as autistic (which is why I dont want to be rude) but...in a very stereotypical way that feels a little weird (likewise with

making your undocummented mexican immigrant character be forced to work in a drug trafficking operation...

).
I genuinely had to detach myself a little from the book bc I tend to get really anxious for the characters and I really wanted to finish it. 
It got better after the 55% mark

when Molly gets arrested and Mr. Preston, Charlotte and Juan Manuel start to help her. I really loved the way they became a little found family 🥺🥺🥺 ("found", really, bc who do you think you're decieving Mr. Preston?)

. I also was genuinely surprised by the two plot-twists at the end, and I really liked the ending in general, tho it also felt a little unrealistic, but I dont know US laws (or UK? It was never super clear to me where the book was set). Will I continue the series tho? I don't think so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Pregnancy, Abandonment

krandelzhofer's review against another edition

3.5

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A light read with loveable characters. Kind of reminded me of Fredrick Backman with how an eclectic group of characters come together when they most need companionship. It wasn't a thrilling read but more of a cozy mystery. There was a twist at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism

ktbelliss's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I actually really liked this one! Molly is delightful, though her sheer obliviousness is what lost this book a star for me. She's clearly autistic coded, and I felt like it painted autistic people as blindingly oblivious in a way that took it a little too far. But otherwise the characters are fun and I enjoyed the story a lot!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Murder, Abandonment, Classism, Deportation

Minor: Cancer

jinksea's review against another edition

2.5

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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An easy, cozy mystery. Molly was likeable enough as a protagonist although a lot of her interactions, worldviews bordered very closely on infantilising. The characters are pretty flat, what you see is what you get and I won’t say I was necessarily surprised at their choices/parts in the narrative. The best part was the relationship between Molly and her grandmother and its revelation throughout the story. It was very tender, wholesome, and bittersweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Deportation

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol

chillerunterwegs's review against another edition

3.0

challenging lighthearted sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Murder

Minor: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship

dkamada's review against another edition

4.75

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

TW: assisted suicide

alucke94's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Light and fun read with a great ending. Only beef is with some inaccuracies in the legal/trial process which are only a problem for sticklers in the legal field like me. 10/10 recommend though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Murder, Deportation

karynrl's review against another edition

2.25

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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TW:
-Assisted Suicide
-Bullying
-Murder
-Drugs/drug use

While I was entertained, I do have a problem with the way the author writes the characters. A bit too much stereotyping for me, in all honesty I wonder if the author has ever had interactions with any neurodivergent individual. It seems as though she googled "autistic behaviors" and threw them around to create'Molly the maid'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Abandonment

astatuutikki's review against another edition

3.0

emotional mysterious sad medium-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: Complicated

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A refreshingly different kind of heroine who didn't find out the truth because she was witty, but because she had friends who she could trust.

Surprisingly wholesome for a murder mystery with a bullied mc, I look forward to listening to the next story about Molly the Maid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Murder