Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

64 reviews

eagleshouse's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.25

if I wanted to see a raging misogynistic edgelord talk about how women are beneath him only for him to somehow win the girl with mediocre sex and weird pet names, I'd read fucking Andrew Tate fanfiction, and I reckon I'd still somehow enjoy that more than this book.

I'm sorry but if this is their idea of good smut/relationships, then I am so sorry for straight women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Misogyny, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Sexism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Car accident, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

morganalexusr's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Though the smut was a 5/5, the storyline was a bit predictable. The relationship between the male (James) and female (Wendy) protagonists was boring. The female is abused by her lover, said lover apologizes (sort of), and the couple lives happily ever after. People die, the main characters bond over their shared issues, and all is good by the end of the novel. Oh! And don’t forget about the baby that the female protagonist pops out at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Kidnapping, Torture, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

stitchof's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Toxic friendship

myinvinciblesummer's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Incest, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Cancer, Confinement, Pregnancy, Torture, Alcohol, Bullying, Medical content, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Drug abuse

literarycryptid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Confinement, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Vomit

chelseareadsbooks_'s review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Read the content warnings. I can’t deal with how things get brushed to the side like what happened wasn’t traumatic. I enjoy James from a spice perspective but the Stockholm syndrome is too much for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Torture, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Murder, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence

dgprus's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Torture

jamespotterluv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.75

YALLLL i was not ready for this book. it literally had... me... hooked... sorry i had to. ANYWAY THIS WAS SO AUHFASUOF like it was SUCH a slow paced book n took me quite a while to finish but lorddddd. the plot twists j kept coming!! im a big advocate for plot twists, i love THEM. 90% of the time i see them coming and i know exactly what the plot "twist" is. wasnt the case w this book. the plot twists didnt rlly take place until the end? n then they call came in a row. BOOM BOOM BOOM, continuous plot twists. u should have seen my face i was fr GASPING. some of the lines r so raw n special to me fr like oh my word. ik this ain't a retelling of the "fairytale" but the CHARACTERISATIONS. there was one plot twist (yall know what im talking abt once u read it) that made me feel a lilllll ????? but we move. we'll j pretend that plot twist don't exist. it's definitely extremely gory n the plot is either a sex scene or someone being killed so i'd recommend not reading in public. also it aint for the lighthearted. when i say the gore/violence is graphic, i aint exaggerating. it's a tad sanist but.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Incest, Pregnancy, Car accident, Grief, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

james barrie, im looking at u.

kerrousel's review against another edition

dark fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

etdavenport's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.25

I recommend that every single character in this book needs to see a psychiatrist regularly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Murder