Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

57 reviews

cowsaymuh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Unreliable narrator which is my favorite trope. I'm still not 100% certain what exactly happened in this book but the story that's left is delectable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use

coco78337's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Excrement, Pregnancy, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ashley_bitton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

kwolfie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

This is on the same level as the silent patient for me, but it is a VERY different book despite the same genre. I wouldn't call the entire book a thriller, but the multimedia aspect brings in suspicion and just overall weirdness very early on. I still don't know what to believe, and my brain is slightly broken. Once you get into it this book is addictive. I was so drawn to the story and kept wanting more and hoping to understand. It is definitely disturbing which I loved, but be sure to look up the trigger warnings if you need to. Every single character felt so real and dynamic, especially Josie and Alix. I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. It wasn't revolutionary, but it was thrilling and it makes your brain work.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Child abuse, and Drug use

jakirby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Murder, Addiction, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

hxlleann's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

aliireads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

Good book! It keeps you reading bc you want to know what is true and what isn’t. It is very disturbing and creepy/unsettling as Josie shares her story and as Alix learns the truth. Kind of disappointed that Josie is never found/caught. But the book ends well! It’s interesting how the story moves along between how it actually unfolded. , recording the podcast and the Netflix show. It is a dark book with some very violent and disturbing scenes, some parts are kind of underdeveloped (like Brooke and Roxy or Erin and Roxy), but the story moves along well. I would recommend this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Rape

lotusnoelle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Grief, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, and Stalking

vbarker91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Toxic friendship, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Drug use and Pandemic/Epidemic