Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

55 reviews

rachwilken's review

fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Alcoholism

cardanrry's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body horror, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Child death, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Mass/school shootings

emharris's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Gore

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

thesonnetsilence's review

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

3.75

I typically don't read thrillers, but I was happy I picked this one up. I couldn't put it down! I feel H.G. Kane was a refreshing and unique antagonist, and he was unlike anything I expected going into this book. I also think the emphasis on grief was very powerful, and I shed quite a few tears toward the end. There were twists and turns, and although I  did predict a couple of the major plot points, how we got there was filled with twists and turns that I wasn't expecting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Stalking, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia and Mass/school shootings

horizonous's review against another edition

The dog kind of talks.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

◦ Mental illness = Depression

kunthearelinski's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, and Violence

laurenlo29's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Child death

edotte's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child death, Suicide, Murder, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Grief, Blood, and Alcoholism

Minor: Body horror and Infertility

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Yoooo this was such an out of pocket thriller. Once I got into it I was properly hooked. Something is keeping me from giving it 5 stars but to say anything about it would be too spoiler-y. It was pretty solid though and came with the "holy shit" moments that I expect from Taylor Adams after reading No Exit years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Stalking