Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

dblue236's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought I had this all figured out by a third of the way through it and fancied myself the smartest person alive... only to turn out to be almost entirely wrong. I'm holding on to the tiny shred of dignity I have left because I was kind of in the ballpark. This author hasn't disappointed me yet, and while her books aren't necessarily rampant with realism, I enjoy the hell out of them and always look forward to starting a new one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

yassmonn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This was my first Freida McFadden book, and the first thriller book I have read in years. I got it for Christmas and struggled to put it down, as I kept itching to read more and find out more. For myself there were multiple plot twists and I could not figure out the ending or what happened when reading the book. It was only when I finished with my jaw on the floor where everything had come together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

em_b12's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

crowray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

the therapist was the best part of the book. good story, writing felt a bit weird at times, felt like it was trying to be super on the nose about leading you to believe a certain conclusion. ending  twist felt a bit rushed. loved the multiple POV’s and the characters felt super complex and you couldn’t grasp an exact idea of who’s the villain and who isn’t which was nice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, and Addiction

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Alcohol

theimposter's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Mental illness, Addiction, Kidnapping, and Murder

cobaltmade's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Stalking

Minor: Torture, Terminal illness, Car accident, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Alcoholism