Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

43 reviews

angiebradley's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexual assault, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt

amandabooktopia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, and Violence

sparetimebibliophile's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I flew through this! There was a lot happening, but it was easy to follow. I loved the flashbacks to the past intertwined with the present. The ending was abrupt and there were a lot of sped up plot points that didn’t fully connect for me, but overall another great read by Jennifer Hillier!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Drug abuse

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Cursing, Violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

starsbyname's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide, and Sexual content

rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was really well written, but I did not expect this to be nearly as dark as it was.

I don't feel like the blurb gave any indication of all the child abuse and I was not prepared. It was handled well, in my opinion, but I was not expecting it.

I also felt like the whole setup was just a way to write this tragic backstory and the opening mystery didn't actually impact the story that much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use

ashleyalyse's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Violence, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Child abuse, and Rape

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Wayyy too many flashbacks for me to get immersed into the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

blouviere4's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, and Drug use