Reviews tagging 'Drug abuse'

And There He Kept Her by Joshua Moehling

12 reviews

pallison's review against another edition

dark funny fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed the book because its dialogue effectively conveyed both humor and the darkness of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide

saralw6's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful sad tense fast-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

The way these characters are woven together and constantly growing is outstanding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Vomit

tbwhite23's review against another edition

dark 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

carissa230's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.25

Jenny and her boyfriend Jesse break into a house to steal a prescription. They do not expect to be caught. When the owner catches them in the house he has no intention of letting them get away with stealing from him. 

Ben Packard is returning to town after a few tragedies of his own. Finding these teenagers is at the top of his priorities. It makes it a little more urgent knowing it's his cousins daughter. 

As the story progresses we hear of the drug problems that this small town is facing, like most of the US right now. The lengths that some will go to in order to cover up their own crimes. The lengths some will go to save their family and others won't go to for theirs. The family dynamics in this book were really interesting. It seemed to cover a lot of ranges. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Grief

Minor: Child death

alyssamayreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

arryanna's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

This book was compelling from the start and kept you drawn in. Small town big mysteries will always be a hook for me. The twist, turns, and connections to everyone and everything will always leave little shock but strong entertainment.

The story wasn’t really a mystery everything was out in the open pretty quickly but I couldn’t help but continue turning the pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

alexture's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

ACAB, especially this one.

An enjoyable book nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, and Rape

Minor: Fatphobia

amieleigh8919's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, and Murder

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Terminal illness

Minor: Excrement

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The story got right into everything and I really appreciate the speed in which the events transpired. I love that this is an LGBTQ+ inclusive book. I loved Gary and Cora, their back and forth was funny. 

I wasn't sure if I would like the audiobook narrator, but I ended up really enjoying Linda Jones' narration. I loved Joshua Moehling's writing as well and look forward to reading more by them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Homophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Alcohol