Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

4 reviews

missrhinnan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Bullying, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

hyggeandtea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Well paced thriller with just enough clues to keep you guessing and intrigued as the book goes along. A bit of a slower start, but speeds up halfway through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Incest

micaelamariem's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m not usually into mysteries but this one was fun, a lot due to its setting in Wales and seeing more of their culture as well as the struggle between the Welsh and the English. I also enjoyed the mirror structure plot, and found a lot of the backstory of different characters to add something new and thrilling. Some of the reveals about the characters were even more shocking then just the whodunit. Plus I love Leo’s and Ffion’s dynamic working together. I couldn’t guess who the killer was; everybody was a suspect, and I liked the uncertainty of that, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Stalking, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Bullying, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Addiction, Rape, Sexism, Grief, and Violence

kimveach's review

emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this mystery.  The characters were interesting and created so many suspects.  The setting of the border between Wales and England helped add to the conflict.  I'll be reading future DC Morgan books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cancer, Classism, Self harm, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Medical content, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Rape

Minor: Child abuse