Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

106 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

2.0

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-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

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This slogged on for the first 140 pages and I almost DNF'd a bunch of times. This was, for the most part, so boring that I wanted to cry. It hit its stride *sort of* toward the middle and end, but God, these characters were flat, the perpetrator of the murders was too predictable for me (though, to the book's credit, the reasoning behind it was not). One thing I did really like was the incorporation of literature and Greek Mythology in the narrative, but Overall, this really felt like a waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Xenophobia

iamaemmafan's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

vivmorris's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

toriat's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content

sonik_junk's review against another edition

2.0

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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

adelal's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content

Minor: Drug use, Death of parent

bethgraham1102's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Rape

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use

vampires's review against another edition

2.25

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the idea of trying to write a review for this book is giving me an aneurysm 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Death of parent

wrenxavier's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt

bookswithmybulldog's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use