Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Verstummt by Karin Slaughter

25 reviews

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wow, that was very dark and descriptive.   The violence and torture were a lot!.  

I did like Angie and Will and thought they were compelling characters.

There was a lot of tension in the novel, and it was a page turner.  

The beginning was a slow build, but after the first twist, it was difficult to put down. 

I may have squirmed quite a bit while reading the novel, but I can't deny that it was an engaging story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

megsk22's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

sohare1981'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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Abortion

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

coyotes_tiptoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jenniferesque's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Infidelity, and Medical content

peachani's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, and Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Trafficking, Abortion, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

I only started this series because I accidentally bought the newest book and can’t be bothered to return it yet don’t want to read that one first. 🙃 I think I’ll be doing it out of spite because I did not love this book. It wasn’t hot garbage but there was a lot going on, most of which was unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Domestic abuse and Kidnapping

jesshart8's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

cmvorra's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse