Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Tampa by Alissa Nutting

29 reviews

rebeccareads31's review

dark tense medium-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

4.0

It’s difficult to rate because of the nature of the story and perspective… but I am giving it a 4 because it was immersive. It’s not a 5/5 for me because there is just so much (even too much) sex.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

canttalk_reading's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.5

I usually find I'm able to read rather uncomfortable and disturbing books without feeling overly effected but this...well this was another story. 
The writing has to be commended on being able to get you so deeply into the mind of a person as sick as Celeste that you feel your skin crawling just reading her thoughts. 
My only criticism is I wish the ending held a little more justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse

nota_candycaine's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Blood, and Gaslighting

e_gracereads's review

challenging dark 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

4.5

Listen. This book was good. But I wish I could bleach the entire thing from my mind. I read it all in one go and I feel like I need to take a fucking shower. This book is about a female pedophile pursuing “relationships” with young teenage boys, and it’s about as gross as it sounds. Reads with the same grotesque fascination as extreme horror while somehow managing to be much more sinister and disgusting. Made me literally nauseous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

tamz83's review

challenging dark 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

obfuscatress's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.25

Though the writing is, owing to the narrator's point of view, deceptively lighthearted, this novel offers a disturbing look into the mind of a ruthless predator. It's a portrait of an abuser in the modern age as well as a rare look into the world of a female sex offender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement

catsy2022's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Death of parent

ashleyalyse's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Uncomfortable read, but pulls you in from start to finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

peytonliveslife's review

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

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