Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

18 reviews

shamaramill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Medical content

jinnsan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

hollylin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Holy crap???? It’s definitely slow at first, but I believe it was building up to that moment. Loved how the author did different perspectives on the characters that was leading up to that moment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

This is the second miss by Lisa Jewell for me this year. This was a slow-burn, and there was also a lot going on throughout the story, and also too many characters, so it made it hard to follow what was going on and who I was reading about when. I also accidentally saw a spoiler earlier on, so I knew what to expect and that took the mystery and thrill out of the book for me. I also found the characters unlikeable, which also took me out of the story. I almost DNFed this several times but wanted to see it through for the purpose of finishing more books this month, as I've only finished two so far. Hopefully this doesn't put me in a reading slump. 😑

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Murder

chantale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, and Alcohol

bookedfortheweekend25's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kst's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction and Sexual assault

hzamrzla's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don’t read many murder-mystery novels but this one was great! The flaws and interior lives of the characters drove the plot, and while the framing device seemed a little unnecessary, the main mystery was compelling! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia and Grief

Minor: Addiction and Drug use