Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

None of This is True by Lisa Jewell

136 reviews

judassilver's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

leahka89's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Drug use, Grief, Incest, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

lrgreenb's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Alcohol, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Blood, Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

beckybeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Wow. Hard to put down, even though not much truly happens in the first half. A really cool format, having some chapters be described as the documentary script. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Incest

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Death, Torture, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Alcohol, and Blood

larareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Murder

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, and Violence

chandlerkl's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

cinnamxnstick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My brain is so scrambled after binge reading this, it actually hurts?! 
This is every bit as fast-paced and addictive as everyone says it is! When I wasn’t glued to it for hours at a time, I was grabbing it at any quick moment I had just to get a little more. When I wasn’t reading, I was thinking about it! 

I physically reacted to the twists many times to the point that my boyfriend was a bit concerned once or twice. Talk about gagged! 

None of This is True is a masterclass in unreliable narrators, and split timelines delivered via various devices from the queen of twisty thrillers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia