Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson

57 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

lily1304's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I feel like this one was even better than the first!! It's so, SO satisfying as a reader when you can piece together a mystery before it's stated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Confinement

Minor: Vomit

Descriptions of people finding decomposing human corpses

puttingwingsonwords's review

dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

themoodreader's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

falennahrm's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

theespressoedition's review

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

I enjoyed this book far more than the first Truly Devious novel as the characters were more relatable and the mystery plots (especially the historical mysteries) felt far more organically incorporated into the main narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment

amaya_jam's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

I'm not a big audiobook person but for some reason, this series just works in this format 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury

whewtaewoon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

I can barely write this review because I am so eager to pick up “The Hand on the Wall” which is currently calling out for me on my shelf. This book is incredible and in my opinion better than book 1. Maureen Johnson is a genius at writing mysteries that incorporate every little detail in the story. And what a cliffhanger! Excuse me as I stay up all night reading book 3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Misogyny