Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

משפחה של שקרנים by E. Lockhart, א' לוקהארט

159 reviews

gracepharro's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Grief

Minor: Homophobia

crissycrocs's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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For me, We Were Liars, was incredibly special, and one of my favorite books. I liked Family Of Liars, but it didn't make me feel what the first one did. Although, Carrie is so special to me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction

nagaakil's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment

holiday7's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Honestly, I really thought that this book was just gonna be a solid 4 star. But the last four chapters really brought up the entire story for me. And Rosemary was definitely the highlight of the entire book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide

gurnoor's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide

books_hay's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

aidareads's review against another edition

4.25

funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i liked this one even bit more than the first one. the style was more polished and more beautiful, and i really enjoyed getting insight into the sisters’ dynamics. again, read this in two sittings. what the fuck. there’s something in lockhart’s books that makes them so fast to read and so addictive

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide

_eleanorgreen8_'s review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this book - much more than We Were Liars. It was a good holiday read and incredibly absorbing, but also pretty dark and troubling. E Lockhart's writing so skilfully conjures emotions and a sense of place, and the use of description and listing is so satisfying. I felt totally involved in the narrator's world, as her thoughts and emotions were constantly being expressed and explained. The one thing I liked less about the book was the plot twist at the end - I felt it didn't make sense and wasn't really necessary, though i guess it did add another layer to the story. Overall, this book was gripping and thought provoking and I definitely would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug abuse, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual harassment

stitchbooks22's review against another edition

2.0

slow-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

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This was garbage, but still not the worst thing I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

linnea1801's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit