Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

153 reviews

lisa00's review

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, Grief, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Cancer, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Car accident

4l3yda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child death, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer and Deadnaming

abi_ineedtoreadmore's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Outing, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Pregnancy

d_gurl_trinity's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Minor: Self harm

bethsbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I didn’t love this book like people love this book. It had a diverse cast and good character arcs, and I was definitely into the mystery, but the backstories were a little rushed, the plot was at times kind of boring, the writing was melodramatic, and the ending was a bit disappointing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Murder, Bullying, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

tinaanlauf's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

safety_pin's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gaslighting, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Outing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Cursing, and Homophobia

Minor: Car accident

emilysreadingbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Self harm, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Car accident

fremzz's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Outing, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Drug use