Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Þernan by Nita Prose

163 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

juliareads32's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

midnightstorm's review against another edition

4.25

emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse

Minor: Deportation

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

hplreads's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-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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A fun whodunnit from unlikely protagonist Molly the maid. The story is more about Molly discovering found family and confidence rather than a classic mystery novel, making it a heartwarming, entertaining and easy read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence

addr_07's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Murder, Gaslighting, Deportation

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tessvosper's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Xenophobia

mariahmmm's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Synopsis: Autistic hotel cleaner Molly Maid sees the world through a different lense - one where things are governed by rules and order. But her world view is challenged when a hotel guest is murdered and the rules she once relied on are used against her.

Review: This was not an enjoyable read, with an unreliable narrator (because of Molly's autistic brain misinterpreting things), and Molly continually being taken advantage of and bullied because of her autism. The final reveal felt unbelievable and a little lazy in a world of cameras.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

Minor: Alcohol

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