Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

175 reviews

rex_b20's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

is it worth the hype it got?

yes!

is it amazing and the best thing i’ve ever read?

no.

while this book was beautifully written (definitely will be reading more of Schwab’s work), it left me feeling a little dry, wandering, and like the book has filler chapters. there are 3-4 different people she meets only for the romance of the novel, but i think the book could have explored the boundaries of her curse a little more.

the ending was… meh. like don’t get me wrong it was really cute and heartwarming? but i wanted something frickin depressing! the way those last few chapters were going i was ready to start crying, but then their were no consequences to addie’s, luc’s, or even henry’s! so it just felt kinda pointless.

overall it was a really good story and the writing was some of the best i’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse

alyssasaurus's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’d give it 5,000 stars if I could. This is a perfect book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

lilliii's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, and Sexual violence

Minor: War

jjreads331's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

I finished it for book club. I wish I hadn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

ladykatiereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

mykes's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

catwhisperer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism

emilylovesgoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

jbird_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse and Mental illness

chloereadds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War