Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

14 reviews

jessw17's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Dementia, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Car accident, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Stalking

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

♡ Plot Twist

♡ Missing Person Found

♡ Who Should You Trust?

A documentary for a missing woman who suddenly returns after sixteen years.  Bell is left to unravel the true, to find out who was lying to her about what happened that night her mom went missing.  Was she even really taken to begin with?  But Bell soon realizes she can’t trust the people she thought she could.

This was a bit slow but at about the 30% mark it kicked in.  This story was wild and I was so invested.  Each truth Bell found out added to the story so well.  The mystery, the suspense of what really happened when Rachel disappeared was all an addictive read.  I didn’t see some of the twists coming when it came to Rachel’s disappearance.  It was also really entertaining to see some of the behind the scenes of the making of the documentary.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧 (2/5)

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 07, September 2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexism, Bullying, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Pregnancy, Dementia, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Confinement, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Infertility, Body shaming, and Infidelity

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.75

I love a story where all the loose ends are tied up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Infertility, Murder, Body shaming, Infidelity, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Dementia, and Pregnancy

jasminesreadingcorner's review against another edition

mysterious 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

Pretty sure this is the most f’d up family I’ve ever read about. Bel is definitely justified in how she acts toward everyone. And that’s all I’m going to say because I’m afraid I’ll let spoilers slip.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

cyndi1966's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

ghostsversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. And here I was, thinking Holly couldn’t write an even more awesome book. The twists and turns this book took were just something else. No wonder she said this was her favorite. Though I did start looking around my room for any hidden cameras cuz Bel was just a little too much relatable in my opinion. Also the way you think this is just a me vs her thing and then it turns into a story about mothers and daughters and the bonds between them? Ugh, I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

lilylovestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Dementia, Murder, Gaslighting, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Body shaming, and Sexual content

alicia_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

holly jackson does it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Death, Cursing, Murder, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol and Eating disorder

glutenfreebread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

honestly kind of a letdown. I love GGG and 5 Survive because of their pacing and twisty stories, but this book had me re-reading passages and going back pages to try and find context I missed because it felt like the story was jumping around SO much during the middle portion. Yes, I still loved the twists, and yes the ending had my jaw on the floor... But again, I had to re-read everything to understand the twists,

because of how wedged they were between Bel's, honestly, unfounded distrust in Rachel when she first reappeared.

And the ending felt unfinished. Half thought over, yet fully understandable. 
I'm super conflicted, my heart likes this book, but my head just can't stop being nitpicky.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Cursing, Gaslighting, Stalking, Pregnancy, Blood, and Infertility

Minor: Alcohol

caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Miscarriage