Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

Þernan by Nita Prose

275 reviews

scastel's review against another edition

5.0

Loveable characters: Yes

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I’m surprised by the average reviews as I loved this book. Prose’s ability to both allow one to really understand Molly’s feelings and logic while also showing how others tend to interpret her behaviour was done in a way that made me angry for Molly. Cried a lot, highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Deportation

Minor: Drug use, Violence

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

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

juliagilbert's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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: Murder

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship

theannasaunders's review against another edition

3.75

challenging hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Murder

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

solarcat9's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective 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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This book does a fantastic job of combining characters and plot. Who the characters are in the eyes of the main character is just as important as who they are for the plot. The mystery is simple, but it's the people who make it complicated. I really enjoyed how even though you can guess the ending, you still won't guess the full thing--not because it's hard, but because it's easy. It's a fairly easy read, but also enthralling.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder

Minor: Drug use

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