Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

A Faint Cold Fear by Karin Slaughter

6 reviews

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Child death, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Child abuse, and Gun violence

readersmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Child death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, Police brutality, and Violence

espressoreader's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

If Lena is there then everything is going to be done badly and cause huge problems and cost lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Gun violence, Child death, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Police brutality, Addiction, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Infertility, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Miscarriage

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

This is the third book in Karin Slaughters Grant County series. I am really enjoying seeing the development of Jeffery, Sara and Lena throughout the series whilst being gripped by the many twists and turns these books always have. Another brilliant crime mystery that didn’t disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Murder, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Drug abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Drug use, and Domestic abuse

jackbifrost's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia

amorse12's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Rape, Self harm, and Violence