Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

134 reviews

christianbookgirlie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pedophilia, and Blood

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

camillagrace's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, and Sexual assault

flamming_bluejeans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Addiction, Violence, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Minor: Excrement, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

emkrob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and Confinement

nbreezy17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Incest, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Kidnapping

kristensreading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

dizpig's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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: Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Blood, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, Infidelity, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Torture, Stalking, Medical trauma, and Infertility

the_milof's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

It was a fast read but VERY dark.

didn't quite agree with the way the pedophilia and alcoholism was almost forgiven by Alix in a way?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Murder

nanirump's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Child death, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship