Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace

22 reviews

bessadams's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I do not think the elderly ladies at the library's mystery book club are going to like this one very much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

jbird_reads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

It was okay, started off strong but then kind of lost the plot a little. A lot of things didn't really make sense. What really annoyed me was the fact that the whole premise- she sees people as ghosts before they die- is completely unimportant to the story and only is really mentioned a few times. I'd recommend this if you're looking for a quick, darkly comedic thriller, but don't go in expecting anything life changing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction

Graphic elder abuse

haileyhardcover's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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

5.0

Claire sees people as ghosts before they die. That’s how she knows it’s time for her to kill them. Claire has been getting away with murder (literally) for years, but now, someone knows her secret…

I absolutely loved every page of this book. Never has a serial killer been funnier! Claire quickly became one of my favorite book characters of all time. I don’t know that you’re supposed to love a serial-killing sociopath, but in Claire’s defense, they were bad people! …mostly 👀 

I had no idea how this book was going to end! Wallace did a fantastic job of not revealing too much too early so you didn’t figure it all out before Claire did and the book was gripping the whole way through. 

If you love a thriller and deadpan British humor, this is the book for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

paladinpals's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

finished this one and im going to be real, i dont know if i even liked it. i dont know what i have experienced but quite frankly. its bizarre but not necessarily in a bad way? but more of in a. like. have you ever seen someone dig themselves into a hole and keep digging except forever until you can no longer see them and there is no way back? kind of like reading a train crash. the writing was fine its the story that has me feeling ways i cannot put into words and i dont think therapy would help? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Dementia

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping

elder abuse 100000% like. oh yeah its bad

rlazarf3's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Few chapters felt slow paced at 3/4 mark. Enjoyed the plot twist. Ending was satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, and Murder

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Miscarriage, and Racism

buttercat42's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Suicide, and Dementia

Moderate: Addiction and Gore

Minor: Fatphobia

sn0w0's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

The UK specific racism was highly informative. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Torture, and Stalking

kimmytanzone's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A good, quick, and easy read. But not my favorite book. There was 2 twists I didn’t expect, but I was hopeful for a different outcome at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Alcohol