Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

The Quarry Girls by Jess Lourey

12 reviews

purplenoodlepie's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Unpopular opinion - this wasn't good as I thought it would. I found Heather annoying and trying. Parts of the book were unnecessary and dull. The rehashing of the abuse got tired quickly. It was easy to work out who the bad guys where - not a mystery at all. Disappointing. CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Police brutality, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

shyleek's review against another edition

sad tense slow-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

4.0

The Quarry Girls is labeled a Thriller but simply made me feel immensely sad. I didn't want to put it down and thoroughly enjoyed the read but it touched on a lot of deep stuff. 

As you piece together what has happened to the girls who have gone missing you realize the town too many secrets for these children to be bearing alone. 

A lot of potential triggers in this one but worth the read if those won't bother you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, and Violence

makinzimyers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Drug abuse

maddie_d_316's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Infidelity, Child death, and Mental illness

alymahob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

jaydub0221's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Stalking, Confinement, Child death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Cursing, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

mschmehl's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Rape, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

erinhanso's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

Very, very dark, but the story had me hooked and I loved the Minnesota references. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Rape, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Drug use

Minor: Abandonment

raechalws's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Drug abuse, Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Chronic illness, Bullying, and Misogyny